nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
looking depressed; long face
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened
funny story; funny anecdote
event; phenomenon; matter
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
example; illustration; precedent
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
creative work (e.g. artistic, literary)
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
insignificant; trifling; paltry; cottage (industry); tiny (company)
know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
several years; a few years
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to open (up) a Pandora's box
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
this world; this life; world of the living
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation