gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
this world; this life; world of the living
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
clear; precise; definite; distinct
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
death in battle; death on the battlefield
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to squeeze out; to wring out
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
castle construction; building a castle; fortification
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
attack; drive; advance; invasion
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
messenger; envoy; emissary
for dear life; barely escaping alive
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
inheritance dispute; succession dispute
monolith; large slab of rock
ahead; before; the future
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
decoration; ornament; trimmings
hostess (in a hostess bar)
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
obsessively trend-conscious teenage girl
princess; daughter of a nobleman