amount of payment; amount paid
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
degree of familiarity; popularity
offensive (movement); aggression
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
first place; head position; leading position
recovery; rescue; recapture
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
even more; still more; further
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
headrest (esp. on a car seat)
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
sand-coated interior wall (in traditional Japanese architecture)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to strip and leave clothes lying around
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
(disposable) shopping bag; carrier bag
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
low dining table; tea table
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
chikuzenni; simmered chicken and vegetables; chicken stew with taro, carrot, burdock, etc.
one's grasp of the situation; knowing how matters stand