elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to break down due to overwork; to try so hard that the situation gets worse
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to copy (down); to transcribe
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
impression; strong belief (of the judge); conviction
fall; decrease; knocking down; flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
maximum allowable single-day loss (stock exchange, commodities trading, etc.); limit low
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
quick; rapid; swift; satisfactory
to become clear; to be made public
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
lifting a curse; breaking a spell; disenchantment
true state; actual condition; reality
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
complete lie; outright lie
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
scenery; scene; landscape
another thing; exception; special case
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
vacant room; vacancy; unoccupied room; empty room
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
major cleanup; spring cleaning
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to remove; to move out of the way