department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to seem ...; to look ...; to appear ...; to feel ...; to behave like ...
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
not (that), but rather (something else); without
serious look (on one's face); straight face
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
meaning; significance; sense
but; however; even though; even if
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
script; screenplay; scenario
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
great mistake; serious error; blunder; complete misunderstanding
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position