one by one; each; every; at intervals of
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
because of this; thanks to this; due to this
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
in low spirits; dejected; sad
thereupon; shortly thereafter
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away
body; body blow (in boxing)
shiba (Japanese breed of dog); shiba inu; brushwood dog
to comfort; to console; to amuse
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to die; (lit.) to become a star
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert
collapsing load (as on lorries, trucks)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to pour; to add (liquid); to put on (lipstick, etc.); to apply; to light (a fire); to burn