to be born; to come into the world
personal; individual; private
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
practice; practising; experience
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
postcard; memo; note; card
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
security police; special police; special; TV special; standard-playing (record); SP; shore patrol
promotion; raising of status
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
ex-husband; former husband
reconciliation (with one's spouse, adopted child, etc.)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
just a minute; small quantity
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
first thing in the morning
six; sixth (interval, chord)
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
type of flat knot used in nets
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little