postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
distress; wretched condition
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
cleverness; skill; tact; clever person (in a particular field); skillful person (skilful)
philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
the aforementioned; the said; the usual; kudan; yōkai resembling a human-headed bovine, said to prophesize misfortune or bountiful harvest
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
to carry into (esp. an injured person into a hospital); to take into; to bring into
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
to lean against; to set against
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
new type of machine (esp. a pachinko or slot machine)
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
evening meal; dinner; supper
preparation; arrangements
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
pack; packet; to pack; to package; (cosmetic) face pack; face mask
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
the way back; the way home; return trip
restaurant that only serves set meals