to continue for a long time; to undergo a repeated series
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
collateral family; subsidiary line; affiliate; coset
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
shah; former ruler of Iran
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
place of refuge; refugee destination
to run a shop; to have a shop
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
one's own handwriting; autograph
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
construction; architecture (of buildings)
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
property; fortune; means; assets
belonging; ascription; attribution; reversion; return; restoration
vertically segmented administrative system; overcompartmentalized bureaucracy; system in which interministerial rivalry diminishes overall efficiency; (bureaucratic) sectionalism; interministerial rivalry; bureaucratic fiefdoms
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
library (usu. single-room); small library
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
come out!; where are you?
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to be ready and waiting for; to be on the alert for
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
hurriedly; in haste; in a rush; hurry up!; quickly!; get going!
drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled