rather; sooner; preferably
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
quilt; bedspread; cover (for a kotatsu quilt); cloak; smock; second dyeing
putting into operation; invocation
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
decoration; ornament; trimmings
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
new building; new construction
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
domino (game); dominoes; domino effect
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
bridge pier; pontoon bridge
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible