publisher; publishing house; publishing company
to hoist the national flag
war situation; progress of a battle
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
care; precaution; guarding; caution
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
without leaving any trace
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
instability; insecurity; crankiness
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
to break the silence; to break one's silence
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
stairs; stairway; staircase
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)