setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
according to plan; as planned; on target
1000 pounds; 1000 kan; 1000 yen; 1000 pieces of gold; great weight; pricelessness
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
choosing between two things; two choices
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
goodness; excellence; virtue
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
absentmindedness; dreaminess; simpleton; fool
refutation; rebuttal; retort
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
small number; few; minority
ancestor; forefather; foremother
lack of ability; incompetence; incapacity
heart and soul; all one's heart; all one's energy
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)