complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
modern translation; translation into modern language (of a classical text, e.g. The Tale of Genji)
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
drama; play; powerful drug
detective agency; enquiry agency
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
discarding; firing (an employee)
scattering (in all directions)
highlighter; highlighter pen
to pierce through; to break through
screw; -bis (again, second version); Bank of International Settlements; BIS
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
mistress; kept woman; concubine
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
sound of bubbles (or other small objects) being popped; lumpy sensation (e.g. of food); little bits; small grains
climbing to the summit; summiting
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
script; libretto; scenario
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
as time passes; with the passing of time; with time
to mellow; to become softened by maturity
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
drop (e.g. of water); drip
rain cover; tarpaulin; covering against rain; taking shelter from rain