sponging (e.g. off one's parents); sponger
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
at the last moment; this late in the game
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
no!; no no!; no, not at all
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
considerably; greatly; a lot
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
originally; by nature; from the start
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
interception (email); wiretap; bug
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
overconfident; presumptuous
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)