conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
unrequited love; one-sided love
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
new student; freshman; first-year student
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
one of these days; someday; one day
beyond one's means or position
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
head; chief; chairman; governor; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
dubious document; anonymous document containing defamatory statements
invisibly; secretly; privately
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
shameless; shameless person
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
what's what; heads or tails
to pass (of time); to elapse
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to