to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
had better ...; had better not ...
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
control; management (e.g. of a business)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
to feel; to sense; to experience
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
that's true; of course; obviously
number one; first; best; most; game; round
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)