monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
suddenly; all at once; rapidly
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
corolla (of flower); garland; wreath
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
mallee (var. of eucalyptus)
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
(bank) president; greenroom manager (in a theater)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do