spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
first match (in a series)
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
because of; owing to; due to
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
conviction; belief; confidence
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to concern; to be related
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
trivial; not amounting to much
H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
one's family; family member
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
process; course; mechanism