after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to waste; to sacrifice; to spoil; to ruin; to lose; to forfeit
measuring rope with 'ken' (182cm) marked; measurement
joining (a group); becoming a member (of); joining the ranks (of)
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
to appoint; to nominate; to consider (oneself) to be; to pose as; to assume (a role, responsibility, etc.); to take on
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
premiere; first showing; release (film)
in and out; income and expenses; free associations; run of the house
without; unless; have to do
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
undeveloped (area); unexplored (field of study); wild (areas); untapped area
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
samurai family; samurai class; samurai stock; samurai; warrior
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen); embellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization
orphan; person without friends
madness; craziness; insanity
change of title; retitling; changed title
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
active; dynamic; behavioural
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
to conjecture; to comprehend; to surmise; to understand; to estimate
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
omission; leaving out; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
enterprise; business; company; corporation
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
speaking with a trill; rolling one's r's
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out