false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
to go beyond the limit; to pass the limit
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
bottle of ink; ink bottle
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
recovery; undoing; recall
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
human usage; (for) use by people
my; one's own; personal; privately owned
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
coastal waters; adjacent seas
Island; insula; island; islet
increase in activity; activation
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
compensating; making up for; supplementation
to hire; to lease; to requisition; to charter
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
end (of play, match, etc.); closing; closing a pachinko machine (after it has paid out its designated maximum)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
gathering evidence (e.g. to back a news story); getting the facts; obtaining supporting evidence