depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
war; fighting; fierce competition
individual; private person; personal; private
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
train (esp. long distance train); steam train
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to shake; to sway; to waver
keep on (doing); (doing) the whole time; (doing) all the time; (doing) all the way; (doing) non-stop
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
mountain climbing; mountaineering
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
thickly; viscously; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to happen to meet; to come across
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
time; hour; season; time of the year
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered