elementary level; beginner level
cooling; refrigeration; cooling down (of a political conflict, etc.); calming down
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
four (long cylindrical things)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to need; to demand; to take; to require
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
anything and everything; just about everything
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to stop walking; to pause
right in the middle (of); midst; height
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act innocent
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
punishment; judgement; judgment; decapitation
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
prospects of victory; chances of success
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; roundabout (e.g. explanation); exasperating; irritating
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
station; office; guardroom
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
things one is carrying; things one has on one's person; thing one owns; one's property; mistress; lover
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
it's been a long time; long time no see
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)