adoption; selection; choice
several weeks; a few weeks
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
to place in a row; to line up; to range in order; to list one after another (e.g. excuses, reasons, complaints); to rattle off (e.g. lies, compliments); to reel off
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
way (of doing); manner; method
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
order; directive; instructions; command
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
hemiplegia (paralysis on one side of the body)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
all eyes; public attention
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
in the event that it did not (or does not) exist; without
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute