escape hatch; escape door
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
several times; a few times
directions; instructions; usage method
way of speaking; intimation
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
outside world; physical world
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
recompense; indemnity; atonement
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to rain (or snow), keeping people indoors
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
function; facility; faculty; feature
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
very; greatly; exceedingly
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
low grade; vulgar; low class; cheap; low level
to hug; to clasp to one's breast
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
to get stuck in; to be mired in; to be addicted to