to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template; boilerplate
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to leak (urine, feces); to soil one's pants; to dump (untreated waste, sewage, etc.); to discharge (untreated effluent); to leak (information, secrets, etc.); to bleed (a deficit, losses, etc.)
deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang
to remove; to move out of the way
yearned for; longed for; missed
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to do together; to share; to participate in
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
byway; side street; cross street; wrong way; digression
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
running as fast as one can
atmosphere; air; magnanimous; generous; large-hearted
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed
full-length portrait or statue
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
vertical shaking (of an earthquake); pitch (of a ship, aircraft, etc.); pitching
kerosene; paraffin; lamp oil