very popular; highly favoured
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
business; work; operations; service; duties
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to be found; to be discovered
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
main festival; main day of a festival
admission limit; restricted admission
commencing with; including
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)