at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
at first; initially; in the beginning
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
being too late; losing one's final chance
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to sleep in peace; to sleep without fear
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
guard; security (officer); guardsman
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
just failed (by a small margin); not quite acceptable; just a bit too late
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
reaching; attaining; arrival
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to use and then throw away
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
throwaway; disposable; single-use
command; lead; generalship; leadership
and yet; though; when; in spite of
shaman; Sherman (WW2 tank)
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification