beyond that point; after that
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
spider's thread; spider silk
immediately; right away; on the spot
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
use; utilization; utilisation; application
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
(not) in the least; (not) at all
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to make a firm resolution
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
rather; sooner; preferably
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
extended game; overtime; extra time; extra innings
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to fall flat; to fall face down
question; inquiry; enquiry
to throw at; to turn; to raise
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover