ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
decrease; reduction; fall; depreciation; mitigation
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
(program of) entertainments; special events; exhibitions; amusements; attractions
too many to count; too numerous to mention
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
postwar period; period after Second World War
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
recent past; recent times; early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
last chapter (book, etc.)
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
to follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish
national paper; paper with a national circulation
specialist journal; specialized magazine; specialised magazine
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
household; home; family; housekeeping
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
injured person; wounded person; casualty
itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification
to go down in history; to remain in history
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered