commander; commanding officer; CO
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
acceleration; speeding up
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
third day of the month; three days
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
it is to be regretted that ...; it is a pity that ...; it is unfortunately that ...
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned