to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
automatic lock; automatic door-locking system
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
probability; likelihood; chances
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
light; right; right field; right fielder
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
car model; type of (wheeled) vehicle; vehicle classification
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
shoulder (of a road); berm
succeeding; following; trailing; next
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
debt collection; debt collector
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
judgment; judgement; discernment
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame