companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
cut; reduction; curtailment
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
to rank next to; to come after
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
factory; plant; mill; workshop
to go out and away; to leave
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
field overseer; site foreman
mythical two-tailed monster cat
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
again; once more; a second time
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned