grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
partly burned charcoal; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
interval; break; pause; spare moment
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
in order; in turn; one by one
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
to be able to manage somehow or another
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
to gain strength; to have energy
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
several times (as large, over)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
terrain; geographical features; topography
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
to complain; to make a complaint
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
on the occasion of; at the time of
information bureau; intelligence department
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
is something that; is that which
relatively; comparatively
to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence