unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
sharp parting remark; parting threat
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
running aground; being stranded; grounding; beaching
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
source of revenue; financial supporter
on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes
making matters worse; adding insult to injury; (lit.) bees to a tearful face
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance
decline; fall; decay; withering
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
item; article; dish; course; finest item
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
glossy black hair; green hair
if you think about it; come to think of it
harbour; harbor; landing place; wharf; anchorage
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock