(overnight) stay; lodging; inn; hotel; night duty; anchorage
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
frail; flimsy; insubstantial; insignificant; lacking gravitas
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
online; on the line (of a ball; in tennis, volleyball, etc.)
recording (in a book, the minutes, etc.); printing; including; recording (audio or video)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
10th day of the month; ten days
when it becomes; when it comes to
then; well; so; well then
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
well-bred; of good upbringing
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
intuition; instinct; hunch
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
special training; intensive training; crash course
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to challenge (a person) to a fight
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
exit; way out; outlet; vent
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued