to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
this world; everyday world; earthly existence; mundane life
several years; a few years
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
throwaway match (i.e. one played after a tournament has already been decided); dead rubber
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
dozens; scores of; decades
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
sense of orientation; sense of direction
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
all living things; all God's creatures, great and small
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
yoke; constraints; oppression
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
gas (as a fuel); gas (state of matter); poison gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove; gas cooker
lack; deficiency; vacancy; absence; non-attendance
racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
faint-inducing; dizzying; overwhelming; mind-numbing; staggering
to stick it out (until the end)
empty (e.g. argument); insubstantial; hollow; fruitless
coherence; order; focus; point
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)