heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
genuine article; real thing; real deal
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
honorific/polite/humble prefix
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
myself; yourself; I; me; you
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to put one's life on the line
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
results; record; grades; marks
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to pass (of time); to elapse
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
now that; since; so long as; because
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force; JGSDF
(on) land; ground; shore; track and field; athletics
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh