downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
flash of lightning; urgent telegram; express telegraph
movie version (based on TV series, anime, etc.); the movie
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
two (long cylindrical things)
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
ticket sold in advance; advance ticket
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
telephone; telephone number; telephone call; phone call
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
absorption; suction; attraction
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
in the same way as; just like
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back