serious; severe; grave; acute
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to affect; to impact; to influence
loading; charging; filling
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
to continue to rain or snow
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
bright white (esp. for snow and ice); brilliant white
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
flashiness; showiness; brilliance; bloom; flowers
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
parting; separation; farewell
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
every place; various places
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
consequence; causal relationship; nexus
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
calming down; quieting down
reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
fortune-telling; divination
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
relatively; comparatively
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to accept; to receive; to agree
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
seeing one off; farewell; escort
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi