delusion; illusion; infatuation; bewilderment; perplexity
tail (animal); tail end; tip
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
way; method; means; resource; course
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to have troubles; to have concerns
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
sinner; evildoer; wrongdoer
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way