running at full speed; going as fast as one can go
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to spring up; to leap to one's feet; to jump up and down
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
taste for the simple and quiet; rustic simplicity; austere refinement; enjoyment of a quiet life
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
occurrence; happening; taking place; completion
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
wall clock; grandfather clock
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
on business; for business; business purpose
busying oneself about (something); being on the move; bestirring oneself; on the go; taking an active interest
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
stroke (of a kanji, etc.)
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
orphan; person without friends
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
desperately; recklessly; rush headlong
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
(arch.) mourning clothes; mourning; period of mourning
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious