derailment; digression; deviation
to take the lead (in doing); to take the initiative; to be the leader
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
(program of) entertainments; special events; exhibitions; amusements; attractions
notice; notification; announcement; disclosure; declaration
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
interior; inside; internal
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
source of information; intelligence source; message source
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
intelligence gathering; information gathering
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
two classes; double; two sets
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
3rd day of the month; three days
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
family vacation; family trip
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
fortress; stronghold; citadel
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to be erected; to be built
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)