to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
damage caused by harmful rumours or misinformation (rumors); reputational damage
pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
assertion; declaration; affirmation
jealousy; yakimochi (roasted rice cake)
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
collection (of art, stamps, etc.); collecting; collection (i.e. a range of new clothes); fashion show
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
simple and honest; unsophisticated; simpleminded; naive; unspoiled
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
job application form; employee satisfaction
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
drop (e.g. of water); drip
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
mixing; blending (e.g. spices); compounding (e.g. a medicine); making up; dispensing (a prescription); preparation
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
vengeful ghost; avenging spirit; apparition
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
sword strike; sword slash
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure