term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
Kanmon Straits (between Honshu and Kyushu)
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
high prices of commodities
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
person who is ...; thing that is ...
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
dry riverbed; river beach
(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
care of; at the household of (when addressing letter, etc.); c-o
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
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 approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire