finish; completion; the end
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
sobriety; soberness; sober face
main party (of the night); first party
red light (traffic); red light; signal to stop; sign of danger
(in) his way; peculiar to him
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to go along; to walk along; to follow
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
stepwise; one step at a time
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to miss out on going; to fail to go
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
reproachful; hateful; bitter
good (place to leave off); convenient
settlement; solution; resolution
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
waypoint (e.g. with a GPS); checkpoint
to torment; to torture; to harass
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
the last moment; the very end
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
on one hand; on the other hand
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
source of funds; gold mine; patron; cash box; safe
to attract public attention; to create a stir; to arouse interest
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
entertainment; amusement; fun
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight