to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
choosing one from among several; multiple choice
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
prickling; stinging; tingling
tingling sensation (e.g. in a leg); feeling numb; painful tingle; noisily; ears ringing
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
rainy sky; sky as it looks when it is about to rain; threatening sky
to be muddy; to be slushy
small; fine; detailed; stingy
God's gift; God's blessing; grace of God; godsend
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
pitch dark; total darkness
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
at first; initially; in the beginning
care of (e.g. address on letter); c/o; encouragement; bringing around; stimulant; tonic
honorific affix; honorific prefix
being still half asleep; being half awake; being not yet quite awake
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
(not) merely; (not) simply
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
to put one's strength into
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted