very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
fall; drop; descent; coming down
tradition; legend; folklore
the five elements (in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void); five great wisdom kings
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
final; eventual; ultimate
selection; choice; option
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
closing time; lockup; curfew
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
door; gate; opening; title page
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
unproductive; counterproductive
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
again; once more; a second time