to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
drowning; flood; shipwreck
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to get strong; to gain strength
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliche; frequently used musical (guitar) phrase
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to pass (of time); to elapse