leadership; initiative; spearhead
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
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)
throat; important part; vital area
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
choices; alternatives; options
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
even though; despite; when
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
tedious; boring; being fed up with
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
woman; female; feminine gender
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
event; phenomenon; matter
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
influence; effect; impact
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
dry eye syndrome; DES; keratoconjunctivitis sicca; keratitis sicca
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to fall into ruin; to become dilapidated; to become run-down; to become desolate; to be badly neglected