rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
revised budget; supplementary budget
pre-nuptial doubts; wedding blues
language of the natives; local language; native tongue; dialect; patois
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
make no progress; remain unsettled
playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting
to fulfill one's responsibilities
the late king; the preceding king; good ancient kings
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
accession to the throne; enthronement
powerless; helpless; incompetent
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
immediately; at once; instantly