use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
surely; certainly; without doubt
right to be seeded; automatic qualification
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to see all (of); to see everything; to see clearly; to perceive clearly; to give up (on); to abandon
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
offense and defense; offence and defence
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
the same generation; coeval
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
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 go past; to pass; to pass by
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
binding hand and foot; sleep paralysis; temporary feeling of paralysis; being tied down with money
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
stamina; energy; stamina-boosting (esp. of meat dishes containing raw egg yolks, garlic, Chinese chives, etc.)