to pass (of time); to elapse
two persons; two people; pair; couple
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
to subsist; to keep on living
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
until now; so far; up to the present
to help each other; to cooperate
to attempt; to test; to try out
that's the way it is; such is life
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to live in hiding; to live as a recluse
at least; at most; (even) just
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
shouts used when viewing fireworks (from names of Edo-period fireworks vendors)
shouts used when viewing fireworks (from names of Edo-period fireworks vendors)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)