to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
busiest and most profitable business period; peak season
to slip out (of words, remarks, etc.); to pour from one's lips; to blurt out
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
living Buddha; saintly Buddhist monk; living person
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
determination; conviction
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
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
going out (of a noble, shogun, royalty, etc.); visit; attendance
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit
timidity; cowardice; prudence; pedantry
negative thinking; pessimism
maintaining the status quo
one-on-one fighting sport (without weapons); combat sport; martial art
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
number of (large) animals
to be stranded; to be forced to stay; to be obliged to stay
to determine whether something is right or wrong; to make something clear; to settle a matter
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
being a mystery (due to conflicting testimony); being unknown; (lit.) in a grove
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
standing at attention; standing stiffly upright
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
unhappy; sad; miserable; wretched; gloomy; melancholic
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence