to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colored; honey-coloured
tips of one's hair; hair ends
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
with a snap; (breaking) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
sublime; noble; high-minded
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
the future; future prospects
anything and everything; just about everything
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); being reborn; reincarnation
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
chain; series; connection; linkage
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
ignition; detonation; triggering; explosion
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate