to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
including (all of); -wide (e.g. company-wide); with (everyone); (concerning) the entirety of; all of
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
apathetic; lackadaisical; indolent; weak; feeble; effeminate
great cause; moral law; justice
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
villain; baddie; the villain's part
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
lidded; covered; container with a lid
opposite side; other side
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
back seat (of a car); rear seat
to slide into; to slip into
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to shake; to waver; to tremble
nothing but; except; no more than
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
washtub; dishpan; washing-up bowl
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
amount used; quantity consumed; usage
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
dishwashing; doing dishes
be (that) as it may; having said that
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
undivided attention; concentration