war; fighting; fierce competition
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
spare time; free time; leisure
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
adoption or rejection; choice; separating the needed from the unneeded
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
company; corporation; workplace
clerk; office worker; office staff
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to dance; to perform a dance
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
interior; inside; internal
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
vista; view; scene; counter for scenes (in a play)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to show up; to appear; to turn up
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
face; looks; vestiges; trace
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
sharp sighted; easily awakened