antiquity; the previous era
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
matter causing distress; something causing worry
sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
sound of pistol fire; sound of exploding gunpowder; exchange of (pistol) fire; shootout; conflict
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
absence; disregard; indifference
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
largest ever; biggest; record
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); test subject (of human experiments performed by Unit 731 during WWII); (arch.) prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
outbreak of war; starting a war
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
dividing into four; quartering