year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
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
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
rather; better; instead; if anything
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
pride; boast; credit (to)
family; relatives; dependents; household
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to spread; to be propagated
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
first warbling heard in a New Year
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to have (something) innate; to be born with
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to be worried; to be troubled