business; work; operations; service; duties
making one's best exertions
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
minimum; at the very least
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
to thank; to apologize; to apologise; to say farewell; to retreat; to refuse
(carved) statue; sculpture
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
the world in general; society; convention
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
image; figure; figure; form; image
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
established policy; existing procedures
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
cold-blooded person; heartless; coldhearted person
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
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.)
negative image (of something or someone); bad image; bad impression
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication