anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
sense of duty (obligation)
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to change (one's clothes)
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
order; command; directions; instructions
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
(spare) time; free time; time off; leave; resignation; dismissal
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
in proportion to; just as much as
cooperation; collaboration; association; community; communal use; common possession
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
the same; the said; likewise
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
process; course; mechanism
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
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened
this family; our family; this house; we
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny