sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
duty and humanity; (a sense of) moral obligation and humane feelings
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to become lost (e.g. of dignity); to be sullied
this world; this life; world of the living
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
Japanese person; Japanese people
obligation chocolate; chocolate given by women to male colleagues, etc. out of obligation on Valentine's day
caster; newscaster; news anchor; anchorman
standby; preparation; arrangement
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
pleasant feeling; good vibes
otitis media; inflammation of the middle ear
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
second (unit of time); arc second
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence