to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
supporting role (actor); minor role
mob; crowd of people; background character (in a manga, anime, etc.); mob (in a video game); non-player character
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
to play a leading role; to play a central part
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
by means of; due to; because of; according to
else; in addition; besides
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu