riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
true state; actual condition; reality
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
leadership; initiative; spearhead
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
change of voice (during puberty); break of voice
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
half the body; half length
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
the touch of; feel of; texture
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
furnishings; implements; equipment
to install; to equip; to mount
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
dozens; scores of; decades
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)