to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
to be dependable; to be reliable
to be conspicuous; to stand out
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
action of making something; -ification
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
endless; boundless; everlasting
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
peace preservation; security; safety
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
advance; moving forward; progress
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
there being no use in arguing (about it)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
orphan; person without friends
nothing ventured, nothing gained; (lit.) you will not get the tiger cub without entering the tiger's den
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)