(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
pulsation; pulsatory motion
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
shady; underhanded; questionable
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
to stir; to mix; to banter; to make fun of (what a person says); to stir up
in one's own way or style
healthy; sound; wholesome
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
remarkable; striking; obvious
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to spit out; to eject; to dump
eddies of wind around high buildings
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
probe each other; sound each other out
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons