while; during (the time when)
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to lower the curtain; to come to an end
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood of a conversation
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
careful observation; close attention
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
un-; non-; negative prefix
to read the situation; to sense the mood
had better ...; had better not ...
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
one act (play, etc.); scene; event
humanity; sidewalk; footpath; human realm
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself