powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
abandoned factory; disused factory
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
to knock (someone) off their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
when it becomes; when it comes to
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
(not) so much; (not) that much
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
interruption; suspension; break
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
middle guard; halfback (e.g. football); center forward (e.g. volleyball); centre forward
rearguard; rear guard; back (player)
formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
innumerable; countless; numberless
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
living thing; organism; creature; biology
grotesque; bizarre; weird; grotesque (style)
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
goggling; rolling (one's eyes)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door