unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
firm; unshakeable; resolute
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
advanced materials; new high-tech materials
the way back; the way home; return trip
group action; collective behavior; collective behaviour; acting as a group
(not so) much; (not) very
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to the previous extent; as much as previously; as much as one used to
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
operator (e.g. telephone)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
fortress; stronghold; citadel
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
seeing off and meeting on return
line; queue; procession; matrix
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent