to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
mediocrity; ordinary ability
to look around; to look towards (us)
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
great benefactor; person to whom one is greatly indebted
to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale)
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
to become related (through marriage, adoption, etc.); to form a connection (with Buddha)
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse; correspondence; balance; miai; two different options such that if one player takes one, the other player can take the other
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
(state of) unconsciousness
serious condition; critical condition
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
condition; state (of health); appearance
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
news of someone's death; obituary
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
while alive; during one's lifetime
(dead) body; corpse; remains
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
deceased; late; dead; departed
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
overloading (someone; with work); overworking (someone); overwhelming; flooding (e.g. with tasks)
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
coffee (hot, as opposed to iced)
espresso (coffee); expresso
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
stupid; dim-witted; dense; dull; obtuse; slow
curious; strange; unusual
slow-witted; dull; slow on the uptake
human kindness; human weakness
single flower; one wheel; full moon
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
bad news; news of a death; death notice
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
national defence; national defense