reputation; respectability; honour; honor
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
every year; yearly; annually
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
(complete) set; outfit; kit; all; everything
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
dismissal (from one's post); firing; being relieved from one's post; discarding; throwing away; becoming useless
worst; worst-case (scenario)
soccer ball; football (as used in soccer)
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
physical condition; state of health; shape
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; relationship; relation; (good, bad, etc.) terms
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
sloppy; slovenly; slipshod; negligent; loose; unkempt
to be helpful; to be useful
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
gold leaf; gold foil; beaten gold
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
footwear; footgear; shoes
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager