starting point; point of departure
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
matter to be checked or investigated
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
patterns of thinking; train of thought
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to make a fool of someone
flag; tag indicating a future role or status for a character in anime, games, etc. (e.g. death, love, survival)
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
information; experience; knowledge; observation
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
to put on a triumphant air
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
profitable plan; good plan
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
(total) number (of people or things); count; quota
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
cliche; platitude; formula; set phrase
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
judgment; judgement; discernment
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
sprinkling; dropping in small light bits
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
pillbug; pill bug; woodlouse; sowbug; sow bug; slater
underground space; subterranean space; subterranea
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land