best (highest) record; new record
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
huge win; overwhelming victory
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
for a while; for some time; for a period
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
to sell off; to sell completely
that day; the very same day
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
outrageous; preposterous; most improper; most unreasonable; inexcusable; unpardonable
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
encounter; engagement; battle
only; merely; but; no more than
to incur the wrath of the gods (e.g. by doing something immoral); to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins