currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
with a clap-clap (e.g. of wooden clappers); (touching) lightly and repeatedly; (something small hopping) repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
blow; hit (on the body); beating
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
different kind; another sort; separate item; separate account (e.g. bank account)
bottom of the water; bottom of the sea; river bottom
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
son of a bitch; piece of shit
hooray!; cheers!; bravo!; loud (e.g. applause); enthusiastic; tumultuous
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed
sharing equally (costs, profits, etc.); splitting equally
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
to fail to catch; to let slip; to miss
to be busy; to be tied up doing something
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
drought; long spell of dry weather
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
to feel hungry; to get hungry
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
main text; original text; this book; this volume
release (of information, documents, etc.); disclosure; display; discovery
depending on; dependent upon; relying on
food expenses; cost of one's board
to fall off; to tumble down
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
guarantor; surety; sponsor; reference; bondsman
(informal) discussion; talk; (formal and tedious) talk; lecture; admonition; reprimand
right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus