reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
human intellect; knowledge
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to take a breath; to take a short rest
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
heart; guts; nerve; central part
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
living thing; living creature; animal; life
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
breach of manners; breach of etiquette
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
to hurt; to smart; to sting
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
middle guard; halfback (e.g. football); center forward (e.g. volleyball); centre forward
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to roll up; to be rolled up
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to amuse oneself; to make merry
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances