dark brown; colour of tanned skin
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to be dripping wet; to get drenched to the skin
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
same family (race, tribe)
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
witnessing; observing; sighting
headquarters; head office; main office
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
attendance; presence; appearance
being excited; having the jitters (with expectation)
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
career; occupation; personal history; professional experience; government employee who has passed the highest national civil service exam; carrier; carrier (of a disease-causing agent)
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
escape route; evacuation route
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
watershed; divide; turning point; watershed (moment); moment of truth
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
education; training; discipline
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
to strike each other; to come to blows; to fight; to say (useless things, facetious remarks, etc.) to each other
briskly; quickly; promptly
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
deep impression; being deeply moved; being deeply touched
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)