to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
arm; skill; efforts; ability
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
loveable; very likeable; like very much
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
tenth day of the month; ten days
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
second (unit of time); arc second
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
instant; moment; for an instant
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
sacred fire; sacred flame; Olympic flame; Olympic torch
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to flare up; to burst into flames
alone; by oneself; on one's own
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
late blooming (flower, talent); late flowering
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
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)
to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence
rest; break; recess; intermission
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)