landing; alighting; touch down
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
main question; real issue at hand
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.)
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
drifting; drift; being adrift
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
reaching; attaining; arrival
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
mwahahaha (evil laughter)
opening fully; full throttle; full power
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
driver (of a vehicle); screwdriver; driver (golf); driver; device driver
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
lost article; something forgotten
long time; long interval; for quite some time
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse