leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
loose (e.g. belt); slovenly; careless; slack
talking about (behind one's back); backbiting
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
midterm election; interim election
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
both hands; both arms; ten
to join together; to combine; to join up
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
word game; wordplay; playing with words
fertile shoot of field horsetail
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
Japanese common squid; Pacific flying squid (Todarodes pacificus)
ambiguous; obscure; equivocal
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to be able to manage somehow or another
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to be reminded of; to call to mind