pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
opinion; point of view; visual point
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
perseverance makes one stronger; slow but steady wins the race
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
one's daily milieu; neighbourhood; neighborhood; zone of life; sphere of life
perception; sensation; awareness
consequence; result; conclusion
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
cooking; food preparation
(courteous) invitation; call
to sit on the floor with one knee raised; to raise one knee; to sit with one knee up
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
company president; manager; director
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
immediately; right away; on the spot
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy