accomplishment; execution
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
to be exhausted; to be worn out
to press a question; to cross-examine
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to mow; to reap; to harvest
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
petty underling; small fry
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
right side; right-hand side
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
once upon a time; a long time ago
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
human relations; personal relationships
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
dumbfounded; in mute amazement