to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
these guys; these fellows
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
to come to an end; to close the curtain
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
scale; scope; plan; structure
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
and then; and so; and; so then
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to spend time (on doing something)
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
school building; schoolhouse
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
though one didn't intend (expect) to
such; like that; that sort of; very
the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
the art of giving a brief glimpse (of skin, underwear, etc.)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie