route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
crescent moon; young moon
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
whispering into a person's ear
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
to stay (at); to stop (at)
economical; efficient; lean; compact
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
limbs; arms and legs; body
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
(a person's) appearance; looks
haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
aspect; phase; condition; modality
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
setting sun; decline (e.g. of industry)
to continue; to keep going; to go along (e.g. with some trend)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
worm; insect; insignificant person; pathetic person
influence; effect; impact
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times