one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
custom; habit; customary practice
festival; feast; carnival
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super
item; something that one "just has to have"
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
ability; performance; efficiency
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
(the condition of) one's health
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
heart; guts; nerve; central part
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
tradition; legend; folklore
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
extravagant spree; wild merrymaking; living it up
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
to chase; to run after; to pursue
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next