especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
in the same way as; just like
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
dynamic lift; lifting power
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
burning; combustion; exerting all strength; making an effort
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
full load; being fully loaded (with); being full of (articles, photos, etc.; of a newspaper or magazine); being packed with (e.g. fun, excitement)
with a wriggle; in a slimy way; coweringly; hesitantly
snake; serpent; large snake
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
synthetic fibre; synthetic fiber
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
how long; how far; how much
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
reopening; resumption; restarting
having one misfortune after another; insult to injury
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
information board; building directory
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning