duty; function; office; mission; task; role
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
to be within one's capabilities; to be easy to chew
report; notification; registration
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
claws and fangs; claws and tusks; clutches; devious design; pawn; stooge
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
picking up; gathering; type-picking; walking
found article; thing picked up (e.g. in the street); (lucky) find; piece of good luck; windfall
from now; from this moment; henceforth
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of); getting; purchase
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
(horse-drawn) cart; wagon; dray
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
how many years; how long; what year
wood chips; wood offcuts; wood shavings; sawdust
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new; cleaned (of a plate, etc.); finished