abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
brain waves; electroencephalogram; EEG
for work; for manufacturing
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
core; core; hardcore; all-out
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
degree of difficulty; difficulty level