president (of a society); chairman
stairs; stairway; staircase
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
point in common; common feature
financial world; business circles
important person; strategic person; key figure
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
while alive; during one's lifetime
(written) contract; agreement
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
property; fortune; assets
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to have a talk; to tell a story
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
emperor (of Japan); mikado
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
(study of) psychoanalysis
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...