attendance; participation; presence
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
human relations; personal relationships
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
shaking; jolting; shaking up (e.g. one's adversary); flustering (someone)
even if not; even without
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to pick something out (nose, hole, etc.); to pry (into people's private affairs)
self-interest; selfish desire
-less; lacking; non-existing
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
bearing; heading; point of the compass
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
arch of triumph; triumphal arch
one eye; eye (for pictures, etc.)
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
citizen's holiday; by law, any weekday that falls between two other national holidays (e.g. between 1985 and 2006 May 4, now Greenery Day)
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
confections; sweets; candy; cake
on the occasion of; at the time of
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure