fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
music industry; music business
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
unrealistic; impractical; infeasible; unreal
idealistic theory; unrealistic argument
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
all-night vigil over a body; wake
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
serious look (on one's face); straight face
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
ratio; proportion; percentage
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
guard; security guard; security officer
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
vividly green; lush green; fresh and green; verdant; deep blue
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
the opposite sex; isomerism
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
one's whole heart; everything one feels
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
strong-willed; strong of heart
wild beast; wild animal; brute
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
perception; sensing; noticing
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
dressing up; putting on makeup; dolling (oneself) up
fully prepared; all ready
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other