gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
Don (Spanish honorific); bigwig; important person
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to be mature and kind; to be well-balanced; to be a good person
settlement of accounts; closing accounts; financial results; reporting (of accounts)
set phrase; stock phrase; conventional expression; usual wording; cliché; clichéd line
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
unfair practices; wrongdoing; malpractice; cheating; foul play
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
position on the fingerboard (of a shamisen, koto, etc.); vital point; crux
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
in a day; in a brief space of time
to think of; to come up with
compatibility; coexistence; standing together; balancing (e.g. work and family)
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
(study of) accounting; accountancy
professor; teaching; instruction
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
tears of regret; bitter tears; vexation; chagrin
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
inside; interior; (within) one's mind; one's soul; one's heart
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
step; stride; counter for steps
to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss; to waste (one's time, efforts, etc.); to bring to naught; to feel disappointed (e.g. by missing out on something); to suffer a (perceived) loss
point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)