duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility); visiting card; name card
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
harm; injury; evil (influence)
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
innocence; being not guilty
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
national holiday; public holiday
going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
rebellious phase; rebellious age
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
acting without restraint; self-indulgence; wild license; being pretentious; putting on airs; foppery
to relate to; to have one's feelings understood
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
auto-hypnosis; self-hypnosis; self-induced hypnotism
pressing; urging; demanding; demand