to degenerate; to lapse into
business; trade; operations; sales
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
sale of goods (as opposed to services)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
sales; selling; marketing
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
every person; every mouth; every entrance
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
many; numerous; various; large number of
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
adverse circumstances; adversity
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
to produce (e.g. movie, play, show, event, musical recording, etc.); to design (e.g. new commercial product, restaurant concept, etc.); to create; production; creation; design
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization