lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
speculation; venture; stockjobbing; gambling (on stocks)
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
dull sound; muffled sound
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
multiplication table; times table
to make an appearance; to show up
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
exquisite skill; wonderful performance
metallic sound; metallic clank
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); transverse section; cutting plane
bridge pier; pontoon bridge
column of water; water column
sliding down (a slope, mountainside); slipping down
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
rope; cord; policeman's rope
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor