to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
even though; despite; when
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
rebellion; great uprising
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
use; utilization; utilisation; application
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
selection; choice; option
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
Tango (former province located in the north of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
-less; lacking; non-existing
uninhabited island; desert island
family; members of a family
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