to affect; to impact; to influence
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
flood of emotions; many thoughts
the last moment; the very end
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
all over; all over the place; everywhere
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
district; section; sector
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
drill bit; drill; drill (practice); drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)
radicalization; radicalisation; intensification; aggravation; sharpening (e.g. of an image); narrowing (of a peak)
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
apparent; obvious; very clear
in the face of; in defiance of
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
beyond imagination; unimaginable
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder