to become dim; to become blurred
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
rather; sooner; preferably
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
sign; indication; trace; somehow; for some reason; seeming to be
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
to begin to walk; to set out
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
finally; in the end; after all that; eventually; on top of all that
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to face on; to look out on to
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
foe; opponent; adversary; dissenter
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
one's original intention; one's original purpose; one's original aim
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
audience (with a person of high standing); diameter of a tree trunk at eye level
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
knowing only one thing (and repeating it often); saying the only thing one knows (at every opportunity); repeating the only thing one knows
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
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)
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out