expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
whistle (sound made with the lips)
life or death; existence; destiny
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
refining; purification; careful manufacture
unusual occurrence; variation; mutation
intercept; interception; counter-attack
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
president (of a country); big man; boss; buddy
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
proposal; motion; recommendation
cannot be helped; unavoidable
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
school; school building; schoolhouse
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
instead; but (on the other hand)
supporting role (actor); minor role
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
multinational; transnational
defence forces; defence corps
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty