falling (down); tumbling (down); failure; failing; renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period); apostasy
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
rule; reign; government; governing
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring
to manage (money, family finances, etc.)
hardness and softness; hard line and moderate line
to be able to manage somehow or other
determination; conviction
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
nothing to be afraid of; trivial; not amounting to much; can't do anything
to originate (with); to start (with); to stem (from)
to approach the finale; to come to a close
dying; kicking the bucket; being ruined; being finished; ending in failure
tank (of fluid); cistern; vat; tank (military vehicle)
end (of play, match, etc.); closing; closing a pachinko machine (after it has paid out its designated maximum)
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
(appearing, occurring) one after another
to dry up; to exhaust (e.g. resources, talent)
being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances
philanderer; womanizer; man who takes advantage of women; womanizing; philandering
to be dispelled (of doubts, ill feeling, etc.); to disappear; to be put behind one; to burst (of a boil, abscess, etc.)
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)
fierce battle; intense combat
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
via; through; by doing; by means of; using