omission (of middle part of a text); ellipsis
fundraising campaign; donation (to a fundraising campaign); contribution; (political) campaign
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
hell on earth; living hell
rather; sooner; preferably
to be impressed; to greatly admire
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
correction; revision; redressing; rectifying
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
form is emptiness; matter is void; all is vanity
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
ohajiki; traditional Japanese children's game similar to marbles, played with coin-shaped pieces made of coloured glass or plastic
button (clothing); push-button
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell