increase in activity; activation
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
not yet known; unknown; strange
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
incessant working; working non-stop
tax parasite (e.g. public servant, politician, welfare recipient); tax thief
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
defence expenditure; defense expenditure; defence cost; defense cost
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
doctor's office; medical office; sickbay
people who lived in Kyushu in ancient times, and who opposed the state of Yamato
to lose heart; to lose motivation
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
to repaint; to paint again
to crack; to develop a crack