strong-willed; strong of heart
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
main theater of war; principal battlefield; main market; principal area of competition
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
inexperienced (in life experience); unsophisticated; inexperienced (in love); innocent; birth-
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
career track; promotional track; fast track; upward mobility
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
intelligence; intellect; brains
painting of a scene in Hell; a picture of Hell
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
decision; determination; resolution
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
there is nothing; having nothing
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class