attendee; participant; person present
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
pursuing liability; finding out who is at fault; trying to pin the blame on someone
restraint; restriction; control; check
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
moving tale; impressive tale
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
to ruin one's reputation in later life; to tarnish one's twilight years
noble's consort; consort of a prince; consort of a duke; duchess; princess
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
admonition; remonstrance; expostulation
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
precarious situation; precarious state
still having a very small chance; still having a tiny shred of hope
inaccurate; incorrect; inexact; imprecise
overloading (someone; with work); overworking (someone); overwhelming; flooding (e.g. with tasks)
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
wandering (around); roaming; loitering; prowling; hanging around
total fire ban; no source of ignition permitted; no open flame; flammables!
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
please be careful; please take care
barely miss (meeting someone, catching a train, etc.)
very serious matter; matter of very grave concern; momentous event
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
to become bald from the forehead; to recede (of one's hairline)
the three main gods (Amaterasu Ōmikami, Tsukuyomi no Mikoto and Susano-o no Mikoto)
singularity; singular point
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
data processing; information processing
(emotional) backbone; support; backbone (of a network)
mystical power inherent in words; spirit of language
casually; nonchalantly; easily; without difficulty; as if nothing had happened