to go up in smoke; to burn down; to be cremated; to vanish into thin air
useless resistance; vain struggle
pleasure boat; sightseeing boat; tour boat; excursion boat
(blue-collar) worker; laborer; labourer
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to pretend; to act (as if)
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
to become better; to improve
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
still having a very small chance; still having a tiny shred of hope
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
number (of long, cylindrical things, movies, trains, home runs, etc.)
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
process; course; mechanism
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
poor at preventing one's opponent from getting an underarm grip; having weak defenses; off one's guard; vulnerable (to attack)
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching; crunchies
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love