to be too late; to be too slow
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.); holding; up!; carry me
ridiculously good reception; being extremely well-received; massive success; huge hit
licking; dead drunk; blind drunk
lively; vivid; vigorous; being born and raised; growing up
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
helpful person; person who likes looking after others; overly helpful person; annoyingly helpful person; manager; go-between
to join together; to sum up; to combine; to unite; to mix; to agree with
breaks and pauses (in a sentence); punctuation; way of reading (esp. kanbun)
infusion of kudzu, cinnamon, etc., used as an antifebrile, for hangovers, etc.
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
exclusion of males; (being) closed to men
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
planned; scheduled; systematic
to arrest; to capture; to seize
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
from here; from this place
(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
way out; means to escape; escape route
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)