stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to squeeze out; to wring out
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
periodic; regular; routine
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
living person; the living
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
port city; harbor city; harbour city
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
to tell; to announce; to declare; to pass (a sentence); to order
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
(organ) rejection; unthinking dismissal; strong reaction (against)
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
firm; strong; solid; stable
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
pieces; scraps; disconnected
firm; unshakeable; resolute