those present; attendance
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
in this manner; in this way; like this
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
having strings attached (of a loan, etc.); having conditions attached; having a string or cord attached (of a bag, clothing, etc.); something with a string attached; having a lover (of a woman); woman with a male lover
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
war criminal; person responsible for a team's defeat
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
explosive growth of infections; explosion of cases of an infection
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
favorite pupil; favourite pupil; teacher's pet
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
to rank with; to rank among
same kind (race); homogeneousness
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
being isolated and helpless; fighting (struggling) alone and unassisted
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
unshakable; immovable; undeniable
forcefulness of speech; influential voice