the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
plural; multiple; several
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
town; city; municipal; urban
abandoned building; derelict building
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
depression; recession; slump
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to order; to command; to appoint
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
supply; supplying; replenishment
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
in proportion to; just as much as
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
ability; performance; efficiency
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
exchange of blows; long rally
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to need; to call for; to require
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
to take command; to give direction