also known as; also called
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
fluent (in a language); flowing
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
these guys; these fellows
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
riskiness; (level of) danger
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
standby; preparation; arrangement
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament