destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
if you ask me ...; as for ...
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
to ask a question; to ask questions
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
self-motivation; spontaneity; spontaneousness
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
appearance; expression; manifestation
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
inclination; tendency; nature; character
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
as (much as) it is now; as much as the present; just now; a moment ago
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
sleazebag; asshole; shithead; lowlife
philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses
long-cherished desire; satisfaction (from achieving one's desire)
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
quitting while one is ahead; running from a rematch after one has won
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips