death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
considerably; greatly; a lot
to forget completely; to leave behind
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
just past noon; afternoon
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
self-deprecating; self-mocking
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting