line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
at least; at most; (even) just
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
real intention; true motive; true meaning
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
materials; data; document
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
worm-eaten; moth-eaten; holes eaten in clothing, leaves, etc. by caterpillars, moths, etc.; leaf warbler (any bird of genus Phylloscopus); chiffchaff
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
in proportion to; according to; depending on
selfishness; selfish motive
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
all (there is); as long as there is
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)