very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
trauma (usu. psychological)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
interior; inside; internal
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
serious; severe; grave; acute
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
exhaust sound; exhaust note
Citizens' Band; CB (radio); convertible bond; chronic bronchitis; chemical and biological (weapons); center back; community business
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below