effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
nine parts; nine percent; almost
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
eight-tenths; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
enumeration; citation; listing
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
with a start; with a jump
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
Yomiuri Shimbun (Japanese newspaper company)
technical journal (periodical, magazine)
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
shopping; purchased goods
photography; taking photographs
recorder (e.g. tape recorder, time recorder); recording device; recorder (musical instrument); English flute
photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
man; male; masculine gender
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
sense of unity; sense of oneness
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
commander-in-chief; supreme commander; captain (of a team)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
monthly publication; monthly issue