extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
command; control; commander
escape hatch; escape door
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
diving; submerging; going underwater
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
to triumph; to be elated with success
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to hide; to keep to oneself
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
leader of a charge; first to arrive
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
ease; relaxation; comfort; unwinding
greeting; a fine thing to say
welcome!; nice to see you!
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas