base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
depths of Hell; abyss; inescapable situation
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
one by one; one after another; successively
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
to have an idea; to have a clue
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
marathon; long-distance race
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to be too late; to be too slow
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
protection against (flying) mud; mudguard; mudflap; fender (of a car); wing
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
steel trap; foothold trap; bear trap
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
than; other than; except; but
(the condition of) one's health
operating ratio; rate of operation; availability factor