because of; owing to; due to
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
practice; practising; experience
training; drill; practice; discipline
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to put on airs; to assume importance
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to pile up; to accumulate
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
without cause; without reason
review (of learned material); revision
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
panoramic view; bird's-eye view
Sanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx)
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
apparent; obvious; very clear