to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
true character; true heart; true spirit
to cause a person trouble
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
opening and shutting; opening and closing
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say
womanizing; debauchery; philandering
(period of) a year; during an era
grave maintenance; grave keeper
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
(a place) out of one's reach
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
this world; this life; world of the living
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
what sort of; what kind of; what way
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to refuse to do; to be unable to do
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san