to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
easy-peasy; easy; simple; pleasant; comfortable; comfy
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
living; lifestyle; living room
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to watch over; to watch attentively
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
to order; to command; to appoint
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
feeling; sense; impression
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
in deep black; in jet black
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to have the end in sight; (lit.) to see the mountains
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to rise; to erect; to get up
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge