to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
föhn phenomenon; foehn phenomenon
all year round; all the time; year in and year out
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
... and eastward; east of
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to pierce through; to break through
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
unless one ...; if one does not ...
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
to write the kanji for "person" on one's hand three times and mimic swallowing them (as a technique for calming one's nerves)
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
sooner or later; in time; eventually
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
not necessarily so; is not always true
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
military clash; military conflict; military confrontation
intimidation; threat; bluster