science and technology; scientific technique
weakening; emaciation; decline
old age; old person; the old; the aged
check; checkmate; stave off; control; restraint; inhibit
general classification; broad categorization
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
ding-dong dash; ding-dong ditch; ringing a doorbell and running away
putting one's courage to the test
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
sending home; repatriation; deportation
trouble of going somewhere
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
sweet-smelling; scentful; fragrant
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
accessory; fittings; appurtenances
special selection; finest pick; top pick
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
having ended; being resolved
switching over to; migration; transition
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
follow the person to your right (command to form a line); following someone's example; imitating someone; following suit
conditions of a location; suitability of a location; convenience of a location
to have a controlling presence; to have a certain aura
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
ebb tide; waning fortunes