dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
T; t; ton; tonne; (airport) terminal; nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
to satisfy the requirements
deck (of playing cards on table, face down, from which cards are drawn); stack; draw pile; tag verifying one has permission to take plants and trees from common land (Edo period)
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
nervousness; oversensitivity
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
this is why; this means; it is the case that
congeniality; satisfaction; gratification
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to lose heart; to become discouraged; to be crestfallen; to be utterly disheartened
to be in luck's way; to get lucky
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to leave to chance; to resign oneself to one's fate; to leave the rest to heaven
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
to challenge (a person) to a fight
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
superiority; predominance
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
whether you like it or not; no matter what one may do; in any event; at all events; (lit.) whether you laugh or cry
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear