10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
consequently; as a result
to take command; to give direction
organization; organisation; forming
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead
to serve; to work for; to attend
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
footwork; mobility; flexibility; adaptability
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
direct connection; direct link
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth
hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength
sign; indication; omen; symptom
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
bad luck; ill fortune; misfortune
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
incontinence; soiling oneself; wetting one's pants; discharge (e.g. of contaminants); effluence
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess