utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
full view; plain sight; completely visible
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
being left out; being ostracized
moment by moment; hour by hour
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
suspension bridge; rope bridge
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
(Japanese) feature phone; traditional Japanese-style cell phone (in contrast to smart phones)
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
person standing watch; guard duty
modern Japanese; current written style
the die is cast; there is no going back; point of no return; alea iacta est; alea jacta est
control; management (e.g. of a business)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
stealthy steps; soft steps
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
not yet known; unknown; strange
invisibly; secretly; privately
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
in a little bit; after a short while
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
that kind; competition; match
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
accomplishment; execution
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
secret; private; surreptitious
force (bulldoze) one's way through