engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
arrest; apprehension; capture
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
affidavit; deposition; testimony
closely-guarded secret; top secret
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
calamity; disaster; accident
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
misfortune; bad luck; evil; unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
paper, cloth, wood, etc. representation of a sacred object; paper doll used in purification rites
wicked thought; wicked mind
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.); to shift
to coagulate; to congeal; to be fanatical (about); to be obsessed (with); to stiffen; to become stiff
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
indicates being the subject or receiver of an action, decision, etc.; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to put (up) in the wrong place; to hang in the wrong place; to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to have (something) innate; to be born with
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
deep-seated grudge; hatred
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
assassin's dagger; assassin's blade; deadly weapon
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
to become clear; to be made public
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
(this is only) the beginning; just the start; jonokuchi; lowest division in sumo
to stand upright with arms and/or legs spread; to dodge