abandoning; giving up; quitting
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
step; stride; counter for steps
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
in that manner; like that
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
yearbook; almanac; annual
geographical dictionary; gazetteer
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
archipelago; group of islands
etc.; et cetera; and so on
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi