to think too much; to be over-concerned
redoing; doing over again
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
developing (e.g. industry, town, economy)
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
bargain; good buy; budget
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
omen; portent; sign; presage; harbinger; premonition
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
giant snake; monster serpent
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
memory; sense; experience
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
training; drill; practice; discipline
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
as soon as possible; ASAP
man; male; masculine gender
to close (one's eyes); to shut
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
permission; approval; authorization; license
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience