condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to be found; to be discovered
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to finish reading; to read through
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
message; informative matter
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
plural; multiple; plural (number)
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor (of a particular character); insider; person on the inside
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
discernment; penetration; keen insight; your discernment; your insight; your conjecture
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
locals; local inhabitants
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression