trial of strength; test of one's strength (stamina)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
(some) more; even more; longer; further
losing weight; slimming; lean person
extinguishing a fire; fire fighting
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
Great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake (1995)
destruction; collapse; crumbling
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
they; those guys; those fellows
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
command; commander; commandant
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
beginning; outset; first; onset
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie