fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
respiratory tract; air duct
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
crowing of a cock; crowing of a rooster; cockcrow; dawn; (arch.) hour of the Ox (around 2am)
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
reopening; resumption; restarting
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
willpower; energy; vitality
energy drink; nutritional supplement drink; vitamin drink
composition; constitution
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
sharp sighted; easily awakened
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
success or failure; outcome; result
by means of; due to; because of; according to
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
embodiment; realization; materialization
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
to understand; to make out
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced