to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
car; vehicle; van; (train) car; carriage
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
sorry to have kept you waiting
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
amusing; funny; interesting
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
enka singer; singer of Japanese traditional ballads
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks (drink)
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
bringing alongside (ship, vehicle, etc.); coming alongside; mooring
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
generic; general purpose; all-purpose
one person; another name; nickname; alias
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
fragment; small piece; scrap; shred (e.g. of emotion); trace; bit
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
polite; respectful; reverent