to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
(sound effect for) collapsing; losing strength; slumping; losing balance
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to refuse to do; to be unable to do
random firing; reckless firing; excessive issue
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
waterfall; cataract; cascade
to blow out; to spout out
way of solving (a problem); solution
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
irrepressibly aroused (esp. sexually); stimulated
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
supremacy; predominance; being superior to
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
worm-eaten; moth-eaten; holes eaten in clothing, leaves, etc. by caterpillars, moths, etc.; leaf warbler (any bird of genus Phylloscopus); chiffchaff
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
to be intimate with; to befriend
river; stream; River; the ... river
surface of the earth; ground surface
point in common; common feature
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
genius; prodigy; natural gift
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
to appear all together; to be all present