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 finish watching (e.g. a movie)
sad; mournful; melancholy; sorrowful
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
error; mistake; slip; bug
what sort of; what kind of; what way
to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise
strict crackdown on and elimination of misconduct; strict enforcement of discipline
dismissal (from one's post); firing; being relieved from one's post; discarding; throwing away; becoming useless
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
to be damaged; to receive damage
carefree; free from worry
looking on; standing by and watching; sitting back and watching; remaining a spectator
to apologize sincerely; to apologise sincerely
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
difficult problem; challenge
to wind (thread, film, etc.)
cropping; trimming; trimmings; trimming; trimming (an animal's fur)
historical; traditional; historic
texting while walking; looking at one's smartphone while walking
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
to hit something aimed at (maliciously); to hit a prize (lottery, etc.)
(advertising) slogan; catchphrase; tagline
short clip used to begin and end commercial breaks on Japanese TV
ability to ignore bad things happening to one; power to not get upset or worked up (by ignoring something)
senior; veteran; old-timer