death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
rustling of leaves; rustling of grass
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about 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.)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
man who is financially dependent on a woman
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
enterprise; business; company; corporation
time; season; period; phase; stage
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
glacial period; glacial epoch; glacial era; tough period; drought (of opportunities, jobs, etc.)
tentative decision; unofficial offer (esp. job offer); informal offer
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
food and drink; eating and drinking
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
finding employment; getting a job
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
physical condition; state of health; shape
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp