to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
scraps of seaweed; death at sea (metaphor)
insight; power of observation
ordinary person; untitled individual
region; limits; stage; level
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
finishing blow; coup de grâce
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
to be worn down; to be reduced
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
to examine someone's expression
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to shave off; to scrape off
forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
longed-for; anxiously awaited
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
outbreak of war; starting a war
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
to rank next to; to come after
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing