to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
to stereotype; to squeeze into a pattern; to regiment
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
argument based on emotion; sentimental argument
belief that where there's a will, there's a way
complaint; quibble; niggle; finding fault; false accusation
salty sea breeze; salt wind
100,000; hundred thousand
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
Saitama (city, prefecture)
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
final; eventual; ultimate
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
incident; affair; happening; event
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
finishing blow; coup de grâce
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
topic of discussion; agenda
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes