last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
should; must; -able; probably; likely
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
the way back; the way home; return trip
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
presenter; speaker; performer; actor; participant (in a TV show or TV panel)
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
sublime; noble; high-minded
one day; (on) a certain day
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)