the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains
to whine; to make feeble complaints
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
womanly; ladylike; feminine
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
dealing with; coping with
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
to dig through; to drill into; to excavate
to pierce through; to break through
technique; art; skill; move
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
all right; very well; okay; I got it
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
place; situation; position; location