to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
at first; in the beginning; originally
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
(of a couple) fighting and splitting up
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
just one person; only one
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
script; screenplay; scenario
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
looking depressed; long face
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
the way back; the way home; return trip
survival; survivor; relic
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
massing (of troops); gathering
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to step forward; to volunteer
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to splash; to raise (e.g. prices)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
attentive; scrupulous; tactful; tasteful; smart
in person; personally; directly
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued