expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
viewing as hopeless; feeling that all is lost
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
relation; connection; relevance
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
incident; affair; happening; event
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to be a quick worker; to be fast in forming relationships with women; to be quick to resort to violence
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
one's possessions; ownership
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
entirely domestically produced; 100% domestically made
development project (program, programme, plan)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
prototype model; experimental machine
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
continuation; succession; series
heterogenous equipment; dissimilar equipment
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
a help; an aid; some assistance
domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)