dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
comparatively; relatively
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to gain experience; to get accustomed (with something)
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
either way; in any case; one way or another
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
the die is cast; there is no going back; point of no return; alea iacta est; alea jacta est
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
fork; junction; parting of the ways; turning point
a long time (since the last time)
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
aging; wearing out; deterioration
jet; spray; injection; jet propulsion
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
to understand (each other); to comprehend
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
disadvantageous; long (odds)
river; stream; River; the ... river