to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
variation in color (colour); having a different color
tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
repentance; confession; penitence
benevolent rule; moratorium on debts
command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
rare; extraordinary; unparalleled; unparallelled
bamboo shoots boiled, sliced, fermented, dried or preserved in salt, then soaked in hot water and sea salt
mating; crossbreeding; cross-fertilization; cross-fertilisation
since one was born; (in) all one's life
to re-examine; to review; to recheck
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
confidentially; privately; off the record
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
baseball player; ballplayer
habu (Trimeresurus flavoviridis); yellow-spotted pit viper
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
good news; gospel (teachings or revelations of Jesus Christ)
emergency early warning (cellphone, email, etc.); emergency alert
falling of the curtain; coming to an end