to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
person who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
Near Threatened (conservation status); NT; New Testament; nuchal translucency
to sob; to be choked with tears
idle talk; chit-chat; gossip
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
defensive body movement (judo, kendo, etc.)
the hiragana character "ku"; chevron-shaped; dogleg-shaped
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
to knock down; to knock out
singing together; singing in union; chorus; ensemble singing; choral singing; chorus
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
to overflow from something full
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
with a collapse; with a slump
emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
jack of all trades, master of none
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
theory; standard procedure; common strategy; established tactics
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
letter of divorce; declaration of separation; break up (non-marital); separation; severing of a relationship
secret; private; surreptitious