to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
will not do; do not; does not
one thin flat object; one sheet
Las Vegas (abbr); Vega$ (TV series)
provoking; rather annoying; (speaking ironically) darling
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
event; phenomenon; matter
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
throwaway match (i.e. one played after a tournament has already been decided); dead rubber
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
calamity; disaster; misfortune
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
not necessarily so; is not always true
NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
creation of heaven and earth
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
beforehand; in advance; previously
around the world; throughout the world
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
enlightenment; instruction
environment; circumstance