state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
belief that where there's a will, there's a way
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
even though; despite; when
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
in proportion to; just as much as
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to pay the bill; to settle an account
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
rice (esp. when served on a plate)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)