often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
this and that; one thing or another
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
vicious circle; vicious cycle
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
pride; dignity; self-worth
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
has reached its limit (with this); has reached its peak (here)
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
curse; spell; malediction
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
home area; home town; local
national; founded and run by the central government
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
substitution; material; price; margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something; (arch.) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
one's original family name; maiden name
preparation; arrangements
crisper (e.g. in refrigerator); vegetable drawer; produce compartment
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
business world; business circles; (the) industry
senior high school; high school
scale; scope; plan; structure
(school) class change; class shuffle; rearrangement of which students are in which teacher's class
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed