successively; one after another
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
the same; the said; likewise
large number (of); many; majority
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to come to an end; to lower the curtain
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
for dear life; barely escaping alive
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
cloud of dust (sand, etc.)
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
playful age; heyday of youth
this and that; such and such
to face on; to look out on to
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
to backfire; to have a harmful result
guardian; protector; patron; parent
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
understood; I see; OK; present; here
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time