to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
end; close; conclusion; termination
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
Strider (brand of balance bike)
urgent; requiring quick (response)
viewing as a problem; problematizing
elder statesman; doyen; old-timer; genrō (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)
verge of death; dying moments
(religious) faith; belief; creed
way; method; means; resource; course
to come back; to bloom a second time
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim
marlin; swordfish; spearfish; sailfish
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
timing-wise; timewise; seasonal; depending on the time
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
night school; evening school; evening class; night study
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
smoked glass; tinted glass
rival; competitor; competition
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary