ray of hope; glimmer of hope
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
largest class; top category
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; unexpectedly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
by itself; automatically; naturally
magic; sorcery; wizardry; magic (illusion); conjuring
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
rainy; showery; inclement
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
to compete; to vie; to make fight against another (person, animal); to pit against; to debate; to argue
fancy restaurant; expensive restaurant
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
kindergarten pupil; kindergartener
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
villain; baddie; the villain's part
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided