to prepare for death; to get ready to die
outside the country; abroad
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
cooperation; coordination; link
ancestor; forefather; foremother
cradle (of civilisation, civilization, etc.); birthplace
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
secret medicine; secret remedy; nostrum; wonder drug; excellent remedy
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to to put in all one's effort
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
food shortage; food scarcity; difficulty of obtaining food
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
underground; subterranean
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
curse; spell; malediction
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
maintenance; preservation; improvement
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with