to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
trolling; singing in a circular canon; round
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
rising; ascending; climbing
while; even though; despite
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)