container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
considerably; greatly; a lot
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
difficult problem; challenge
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
since when; from when; how long
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
other side; opposite side; other party
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
perfect; complete; flawless
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
in some way or other; in some shape or form; somehow
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
to sniff out; to get wind of
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
the scruff or nape of the neck
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain