to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)
as a child; when one was a child
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
second (unit of time); arc second
book; volume; this; present; main; head
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to brush off; to shake off
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
war; battle; match; game; competition
complete victory; winning a tournament with no losses