to be late; to be unpunctual
the same as something was reputed to be
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
to claim victims; to cause casualties
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
chief; main; principal; major
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
one building (hall, temple, shrine, room); same room; same place; same building
hair or fur on the surface of fabric; pile; growth of hair; hairy legs
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
rotation (of a post, role, etc.); taking turns
leopard (Panthera pardus)
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
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)
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
intellectual-type gangster
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
complaint; quibble; niggle; finding fault; false accusation
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service