unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
to have a reason; to have an excuse
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
sham battle; mock battle; dry run; military exercise; war game
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
doctor's office; medical office; sickbay
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
variation in color (colour); having a different color
decoration; ornament; trimmings
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
higher rank; better position
assembling (in full force); muster; lining up; gathering; getting together
alternately; by turns; one after the other
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
final game; final games; the finals
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
leading person; foremost figure
to try to do; to attempt to do
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober