custom; practice; convention; precedent
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
on the occasion of; at the time of
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
deep emotion; strong feelings
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
immersion; being absorbed in
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
virtual space (e.g. in computer graphics)
gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight
financial planner; feature phone
S; s; south; sulfur; nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); small; second
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
alternation of generations
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope