as time goes by; as time went by; with the passage of time; over time
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
saving (e.g. energy); cutting down on (e.g. alcohol); save; save
to run away (e.g. from work); to escape; to skip (school); to end a round with less than 20 points
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
to be able to do; to be capable of doing
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to lie in wait; to wait for an opportunity to hurt someone; (lit.) to sharpen one's fangs
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
to live through; to survive
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals; lower back; waist; hips
Eurasian magpie (Pica pica); common magpie
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
terminal symptoms; sign of the approaching end
attendant; attendance upon another
to knit one's brows; to frown
to watch intently; to stare
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
verge of death; dying moments
(Internet) troll; disturber; raising havoc; laying waste; robbery; holdup
after many twists and turns; after much trouble
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); third string of a koto (counting from the player's near side)
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
leader; central personage
to loaf around (on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
looking after a baby; taking care of a baby; babysitting; babysitter
aspect; appearance; physiognomy (as an indication of one's fortune); aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
to kowtow (to bow from a kneeling position such that the forehead touches the ground); to prostrate oneself; to give a deep, reverent bow