to hang one's head; to droop one's head
first thing in the morning
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to be sluggish (business); to make little progress; to not grow as much as expected
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
how many years; how long; what year
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to bow (of one's back, e.g. due to age); to bend
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
omniscience and omnipotence
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
tradition; legend; folklore
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
participation; joining; entry; adherence
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
race (of people); type of person
gender; distinction of sex; sex
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)