nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
munching; crunching; (lightly) scratching (an itch)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
(written) contract; agreement
lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire
wish; desire; ambition; choice
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
having gone too far to turn back
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
process; course; mechanism
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
killing two birds with one stone
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to become better; to improve
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
one after another; in rapid succession
supplementary or additional fertilizer (fertiliser)
to act cocky; to put on airs; to be full of oneself
offering a cup (of sake) in return