lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
lost article; something forgotten
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
low tone; bass; low voice
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
to run about; to rush about
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
knowing; (an) acquaintance
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
to cause someone to worry
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
way (of doing); manner; method; means
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
master; teacher; stable master
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
looking depressed; long face