optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
of course; certainly; naturally
to do (something) before (something or someone else); to be ahead of (others, the times, etc.)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
single word; a few words; brief comment
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
in the same way as; just like
dive (e.g. into water); diving; dive (of an aircraft)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
reality; actuality; hard fact
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
acceleration; speeding up
how much; how many; to what extent
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
time; hour; period; class
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
present; current; in operation
end; close; conclusion; termination
erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
while; during; while; although; all; both
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
preservation; conservation; maintenance; integrity
appeal; call for something; request; axiom