absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to be hot on a person's heels
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
reality; actuality; hard fact
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
national polity; National Athletic Meet
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
at least; at most; (even) just
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to go past; to pass; to pass by
literally; to the letter; literal
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to trample; to crush underfoot
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
danger; peril; hazard; risk
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
zero; naught; oh; flying; leaping
on the occasion of; at the time of
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
cesspool; sink; manure sink