losing one's fighting spirit; losing the will to fight; losing heart
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
information gap; digital divide
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
looter; plunderer; pillager; marauder
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
to investigate; to examine
detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
great admiration; deep respect
professional; person good at a particular job; person who does their job without mistakes
state secrets; secrets of the state
furnishings; implements; equipment
binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis; being tied down with money
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
treatment; service; handling; management
heart and soul; all one's heart; all one's energy
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
effective control (over territory); working control
hereditary system; hereditary succession
ability; capability; skill
and (also); both ... and; as well as
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
persistent; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
disposition to operate in the red; tendency to have chronic deficits
(having) life-and-death power (over)
to leave as it is; to defer
business trip; official trip
return current; convection; reflux
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire