sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to move forward; to move on
an inch ahead; the immediate future
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
president (of a society); chairman
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
piece; fragment; one (object)
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
interference; meddling; butting in
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
to have a talk; to tell a story
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
at the last moment; this late in the game
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to go out and away; to leave
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
vigorous; cheerful; assertive
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway