non-recoverable; unrecoverable; irreparable; irreversible; irretrievable
severe (illness, disability, etc.); serious
decision; determination; resolution
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
transformer; trance (semi-conscious state); trance; trance music; trans; transgender
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
material; tangible; concrete
fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail
establishment; settlement
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
descendant; progeny; offspring
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
flowering; blooming; blossoming; flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.); blossoming; blooming
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
society; public; community; social studies
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
training method in sports, etc. where one imagines how a scenario would play out; mental rehearsal; mental preparation; visualization (for practicing a skill in one's mind)(practising); practicing under simulated conditions (e.g. while watching a video); mental dry run
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
the Rooster (tenth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Cock; hour of the Rooster (around 6pm, 5-7pm, or 6-8pm); west; eight month of the lunar calendar
somewhat strong; fairly strong; fairly firm