to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
implantation (of an embryo)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
to maintain; to continue to have
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
to harm; to cause harm to
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to grimace; to make a wry face
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
failure; mistake; blunder
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to be born; to come into the world
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
and; thereupon; because of that
some people; a few people; several people
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
in the same way as; just like
periodic medical check-up (examination)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer