No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
step-up; advance; progress; increase
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
tedious; boring; being fed up with
preparation; provision; guarding
water shortage; shortage of water supply
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
Nanbokuchō period (of Japan; 1336-1392); period of the Northern and Southern courts; period of the Northern and Southern dynasties (of China; 5th-6th c.)
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
core; core; hardcore; all-out
Mongol invasions of Japan (1274, 1281)
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
arm wrestling; Indian wrestling; wrestling relying on brute strength (of the arms), rather than skill
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
boy; son; baby boy; young man
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
Island; insula; island; islet
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish