powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
action; operation; effect; function
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
very likely; very probable
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
on the occasion of; at the time of
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
control; management (e.g. of a business)
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to be found; to be discovered
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
license; permit; licence; certificate
cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
ambitious; motivated; willful
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
good-for-nothing; worthless
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
to become better; to improve
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest