empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
finish; finishing; finishing touches
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
trailing; chasing after; imitation; copy
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
final adjustment; final coordination
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
massing (of troops); gathering
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to the very end; to the bitter end; to the last; to the hilt; thoroughly
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
in proportion to; just as much as
to fluff up (e.g. a futon); to retype (e.g. a letter)
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
in swarms; in great crowds
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)