lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
whispering into a person's ear
permutation; lining up in order; linear arrangement
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to change completely; to change suddenly
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
to shake one's head (in denial)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
emperor (of Japan); mikado
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to think too much; to be over-concerned
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
one thing after another; out of the frying pan and into the fire
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
it seems so; that's what it looks like
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
another prefecture; other prefectures
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
to jump up and down; to hop
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit