(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to hang (a curtain); to droop (a tail); to lower (a blind)
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
depravity; corruption; degradation
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
leaving the front line; retiring from the game; deserting the battle
to break down due to overwork; to try so hard that the situation gets worse
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
complete change; about-face
looks; personal appearance; features
unthinking; thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to need; to demand; to take; to require
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives