notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
leader; guide; mentor; coach
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
several people; a few people
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body; unable to maintain one's fortune
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
same generation; one's generation
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
time; hour; period; class
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
though; notwithstanding; although
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
at first; initially; in the beginning
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe