on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
certification; attestation; authentication; Imperial attestation
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
tattoo (esp. not traditional Japanese)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
small; fine; detailed; stingy
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
unregistered; non-registered
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
one day; (on) a certain day
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
urban area; urban district
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
nature; property; disposition
several years; a few years
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away