before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
contrast; juxtaposition; comparison; correlation (of strata)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to ooze; to exude; to percolate; to soak through
having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
head; brains; intellect; understanding
philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
to scribble (down); to write quickly; to dash off
copier paper; photocopying paper
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
to keep standing; to stand motionless