to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
(complete) set; outfit; kit; all; everything
dishonouring (a bill); dishonoring; bouncing (a cheque, check); non-payment
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
experiment; experimentation
combination; union; combined; joint; congruence
putting a criminal to death; punishment by execution; death penalty
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
thorough; exhaustive; complete
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
last days; the end; one's fate
answering machine; answerphone
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix
heaven and earth; top and bottom
antiquity; the previous era
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
without; but if; otherwise; or else
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
heap; pile; stack; full measure
calamity; disaster; accident
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish