one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
hourglass figure; having a good-looking, full-bodied figure (of a woman); big breasts and buttocks, tight waist
last days; the end; one's fate
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight
evident; plain; distinct; clear
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
human kindness; human weakness
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
criticism; critique; review; commentary
to turn the rudder of a ship; to change direction (of policy, etc.)
aggregate results; totalled results; collected results
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
to put one's strength into
(degree of) public interest in forthcoming event or performance; advance reviews
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
bet; wager; stake; gamble
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
showing one's face in public; facing another person
parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
everybody; every last one of them; all
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
introduction, development, turn and conclusion (quadripartite structure of certain Chinese poetry); story composition and development