to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
middle; center; heart; midst (e.g. of a storm); peak (e.g. of a season); (the) height (of something)
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice
to welter in blood; to be covered in blood; to turn red
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
decrepitude; (being) rickety; (state of) falling apart; looseness (in machinery); play
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to put one's strength into
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
control; management (e.g. of a business)
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
irresponsible; blithe; heedless; devil-may-care; sloppy; slipshod
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
scale; scope; plan; structure
a great variety of; diversity
feedback (on a product, person's performance, etc.); feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
pie; tart; palmier (pastry)