to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
influence (on someone); inspiration
repairing (a temple, shrine, etc.)
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
serious reply (response) (e.g. in 2ch threads)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to think too much; to be over-concerned
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
spirit; heart; disposition
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
all right; let's do this!; you got it!; it's here!; finally!; boom!
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
hi!; yo!; hey man!; yessir!; understood!
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
decrease; reduction; decline
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
racewalking; race walking; walking race
push-up (exercise); press-up
abdominal muscles; abs; sit-up (exercise)
spirit; determination; pluck; mettle
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
throat; important part; vital area
armed forces; military; troops
to rampage; to run wild; to run amok; to rage (of a storm, waves, etc.); to be wild (of the wind); to be rough
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent; walking sideways; staggering; striding
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
to object; to protest; to speak; to say; (arch.) hello!; (arch.) is anyone home?
to exchange blows; to hit each other; to punch each other; to fight
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
reasoning; logic; persuasion
impertinent; impudent; cheeky
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)