to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
book; volume; this; present; main; head
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
imagination; supposition; guess
warmly; cordially; with tender care
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
outsider; someone outside of a group
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
district; section; sector
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to thrust down; to push off
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
going around; patrol; round; tour
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
operating ratio; rate of operation; availability factor
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
the deceased; deaths; persons killed
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part