grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to carry into (esp. an injured person into a hospital); to take into; to bring into
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
last flight; last bus; last train
stop (bus, tram, etc.); station; stopping place
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
your husband; her husband
accommodation fees; hotel charges; room charges
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
illegitimate child; secret love child
this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)
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)
to understand; to make out
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
always hitting the bull's-eye; infallible
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); crossing (east-west); traversing; cutting horizontally; sectioning laterally
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
while moving; on the move
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
covered wagon; prairie schooner
virtue; charm; merit; good point
traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
now that; since; as long as; provided that
failure to reach agreement