recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
gambling; competition; game (of chance)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
place; room; margin; scope
study; research; investigation
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
simple honesty; tactless frankness
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to subsist; to keep on living
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
at least; at most; (even) just
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination