lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
to affect; to impact; to influence
riding beast (other than a horse); cavalry beast
parroting back; repeating (another's words) like a parrot
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
this and that; one thing or another
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
certain evidence; definite evidence
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off; rupture
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
descendant; progeny; offspring
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
what a joke!; don't make me laugh!; to split one's sides laughing; to be convulsed with laughter; (lit.) to boil tea with one's navel (using the heat generated by laughing)
right under; directly below; right beneath
the people; citizens; the populace
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
to arrive home; to return
command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
edict; ordinance; proclamation
to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy
to become poor; to be poor
official announcement; proclamation; issuance (of an order, ordinance, or warning)
push-up (exercise); press-up
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
torn asunder; disrupted and disorganized
split; division; break up
bending and stretching; flexing and extending
quarrel; dispute; argument
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate