here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
senior; elder; person older than oneself
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
in comparison to; rather than
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
many people; a large number of people
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
dullard; indecisive person
quickly; swiftly; already; before; long time ago
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
the West; the Occident; Western countries
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
bow and arrow; weapon; arms