to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
when it becomes; when it comes to
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
present; gift; to give a present or gift
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
long ago; already; a long time ago
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
condensed milk; Soviet Union
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
(committee) chairman; president
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
sexual experience (with men)
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive