maintenance; preservation; improvement
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
arrest; apprehension; capture
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
tottering steps; drunken staggering
using together (jointly); used at the same time
to arrange (one's) shoes (e.g. in a genkan)
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
indomitably; undauntedly; resolutely; determinedly
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
same; similar; (just) like; equal
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
to collect; to assemble; to gather
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
indolence; laziness; sloth
way; method; means; (technical) specification
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly