to hold fast; to protect to the end
difficult to approach; inaccessible
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to take (be in) charge of
decommissioning (of a nuclear reactor, furnace, incinerator etc.); decommissioned nuclear reactor (or furnace, incinerator, etc.)
nuclear power plant; nuclear power generation; primary (e.g. primary immunodeficiency syndrome)
professor; teaching; instruction
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
choices; alternatives; options
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
yakuman; win worth 32000 points (or, if dealer, 48000 points)
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system)
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
reopening; resumption; restarting
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
concrete; tangible; material