to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
No Longer Human (1948 novel by Osamu Dazai)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
accomplishment; execution
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
to lure (someone) toward one; to lure (into); to entice
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
dizzily; giddily; spinning; boiling up
again; once more; a second time
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
how; in what way; by what means
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
chamber maid; female servant; area around the hips; waist area