to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
white knight; knight in shining armor
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
absence; disregard; indifference
one's heart; at one's discretion; in one's hands
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
sauce (esp. soy or mirin-based dipping sauce); hanging; something hanging (flap, lappet, etc.); (kendo) loin guard; kanji radical enclosing the top-left corner of a character; -ass
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area
trailing; chasing after; imitation; copy
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
to be too numerous; to be too much
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
panting; gasping; heavy breathing
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell