plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
to continue; to keep going; to go along (e.g. with some trend)
mixed race; mixed parentage
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
few decades; many decades; several decades
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
national defence; national defense
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
disadvantageous; long (odds)
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
with a smooch (kissing); with a light smacking sound
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to stare back at; to look back at
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
(standing) straight; (extending) flatly; with a snap; abruptly; sticking into (with a quick motion); attaching
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
right to know; right to access information
serious; severe; grave; acute
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
programme; program; plans; arrangements
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to stain one's honour (of a man); to hurt one's reputation; to bring shame upon oneself; to become less of a man
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
one's repertoire of pitches; balls at hand (in pachinko)
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
spite; frustration; vexation
loafing; indolent; lazy; hey
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to fall asleep; to sleep soundly; to become dull; to lose vigour
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
manufacturing equipment; production machine; maker