pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
(period of) a year; during an era
ago; since; before; previous
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
meaning; significance; sense
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
long autumn rains; stationary autumn front
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
within; inside of; less than
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor