stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
before the week is out; before the week is over; within the week; sometime this week
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
fateful; decisive (e.g. war)
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
western army (e.g. in a civil war); Western Army (at the Battle of Sekigahara)
eastern army (e.g. in a civil war); Eastern Army (at the Battle of Sekigahara)
of course; certainly; naturally
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to like; to love; to be fond of
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
planning; plan; project; arrangements
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
old age; ageing; aging; old person; the elderly; the aged
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
novel; story; (work of) fiction
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to face; to go towards; to head towards
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
about; on; regarding; per; for every