-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
(made of) leather; leather-bound
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
unkempt hair; disheveled hair; tousled hair
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to step forward; to volunteer
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
empty; hollow; bare; main hall of a temple (often vast and empty)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
lack of actors; being unfit for one's (acting) role; lacking the ability required for the part one has been given
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
one's best interests; one's own good
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
dust; small debris (e.g. dirt, crumbs); trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit
succession; continuation; series; sequence
spot; point; place; position
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
(opening of a) wound; cut
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
to cause someone's death; to cause someone to die; to kill
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible