difficult to approach; inaccessible
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
coming out (as gay, etc.)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
whereabout; about where; how much
and; thereupon; because of that
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
physical condition; state of health
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
because of; owing to; due to
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)