hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
as much as one can; as much as possible
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
dealing with; coping with
countermeasure; counter-measure
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
solution; solution strategy
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
notice; attention; observation
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
settlement; solution; resolution
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to repeat; to do over again
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
three; three years of age
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life