return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
uphill road; ascending road
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
nod; inclination of the head
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
right under; directly below
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
clockwise rotation; CW; right-handed rotation
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to be softened; to calm down
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
three sun (ca. 9.1 cm); something small, short or thin (roughly the size of three sun); stall-keeper; huckster; (arch.) prostitute of the lowest rank
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
great speed; recklessly fast speed
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
to make a breakthrough; to break ground
deep voice; rich voice; full voice
short and stout; small but wide around
conduct; behavior; behaviour
overhasty; rash; premature