to try and do something; to attempt to do something
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
pitch dark; total darkness
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to investigate; to examine
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
time; hour; period; class
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to try all possible means