assertion; declaration; affirmation
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
god of fire (in Japanese mythology, usu. Kagutsuchi no Kami)
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
late-night show; midnight broadcast
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
digital versatile disc; DVD
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
belief; faith; conviction
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to watch over; to watch attentively
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
some things are better left unsaid; silence is golden
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
in the end; at the end of the day
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to refuse; to decline; to deny
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch