to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
interrogation room; interview room; sweatbox
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
failure; mistake; blunder
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to feel refreshed; to feel soothed
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
investigator; interrogator
the matter you have been talking about
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again