edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
multilateral; many-sided; diversified
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
outer space; void of space
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to explain adequately; to be accountable
law-like nature; regularity
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
baseline design; preliminary design; basic design
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
microminiature; ultraminiature; ultra-small
to get hold of; to take possession of; to seize
to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
intenseness; violence; severity; vehemence; keenness
to be worn down; to be reduced
cripple; disabled person; invalid
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
Saipan (island near Guam)
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
fetish; passion; enthusiasm