failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
in the end; at the end of the day
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
urbanization; urbanisation
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
news; word; tidings; omen
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
will (probably); intend (to do); will
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
alone; unaided; away from home
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
to chase; to run after; to pursue
corridor; hallway; passageway
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)