fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
command; lead; generalship; leadership
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
ID card; identification card
personal identification number; PIN; password number
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
projection; protrusion; lump; bulge
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
certification; attestation; authentication; Imperial attestation
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
left-hand corner; lower left
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
administrator; director; commissioner
the whole year; all the year
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
national parliament or congress building (e.g. National Diet Building (Japan), United States Capitol (USA), Houses of Parliament (UK), etc.)
coming home after midnight; person who comes home after midnight
first thing in the afternoon
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
general mobilization; general mobilisation
double extra-large; 2XL; XXL
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
to become insensitive; to become less perceptive; to lose one's touch; to get out of practice
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile