to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
serious disease; intractable disease; difficult-to-recover-from illness
by means of; due to; because of; according to
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
crouch start (in a sprint)
choices; alternatives; options
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
instant; moment; for an instant
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
body; physical system; (the) person
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand