(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
choices; alternatives; options
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to cross the line; to go too far
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to use one thing for several purposes; to use the same thing on multiple occasions; to work someone hard; to order around; to boss
once a fool, always a fool; (lit.) idiots will only be cured when they die
ridiculous; stupid; laughable
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
state of mind; mentality; psychology
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
songwriting (words and music)
Japanese Agricultural Standard; JAS
alternating current; AC; analogue computer (analog); average cost; adult child
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
rhyme; rhyme (of a Chinese character); rime
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
safe day (when unprotected sex is less likely to lead to conception)
has reached its limit; has reached its peak
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)