lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
log; log; logarithm; log (tree trunk or branch); logbook (of a ship or aircraft); log (device for measuring the speed of a ship)
to make sure of the truth
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
lawless area; lawless district
slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse
groundless rumor (rumour)
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
rubbish heap; garbage dump
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
granted that; even if; even though
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
preface; introduction; preamble
boat for transporting mud; boat made from mud (in folktales); (fig.) sinking ship
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to use one's own judgement; to not be swayed by others; to have confidence in oneself
to save; to leave over; to spare
soft; weak; fragile; poorly built; insubstantial
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
help; assistance; service
nationalism; extreme patriotism
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
doves; moderates; soft-liners
to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend