blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
to live; to make a living; to get on with
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
4th day of the month; four days
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption
morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse
capacity; volume; capacitance
in the morning; during the morning
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
race game (board game played with dice in which the object is to reach the end of a track); ban-sugoroku; sugoroku; traditional Japanese board game similar to backgammon
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
mass; mass (media, production, etc.); masturbation
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
leaving something as it is (after taking it out or turning it on)
the breakup (dispersal) of a family
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
direct speech (in a text); spoken lines; written dialogue
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
job; work; duties; trade; skill
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to tuck up (a kimono skirt); to tuck in; to make short (a story, explanation, etc.); to cut short; to abridge
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
adaptability; flexibility
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)