to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
race game (board game played with dice in which the object is to reach the end of a track); ban-sugoroku; sugoroku; traditional Japanese board game similar to backgammon
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
fork; junction; diverging point; turning point (e.g. in one's life); crossroads
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
money in one's possession
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
largest company; industry leader
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to need; to call for; to require
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
failing to be elected; election defeat; losing an election; not being accepted (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); rejection; failing to win a prize
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
nothing in particular; none in particular
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
before; previously; ahead; pardon me for leaving (before you)
additional printing; reprint; reissue
sporadic; disconnected; discontinuous; scattered; at intervals; random
to continue to do; to persist in doing
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
getting; obtaining; winning; scoring (in ice hockey, basketball, etc.)
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
clicking; clopping; clacking
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
round; tranquil; contentedly at ease
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
habitual criminal; recidivist; recidivism; habitual criminal activity
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)