back; rear; background; behind the scenes
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to be unable to do; to not be in a position to do
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
compensation; amends; redeeming feature
no loss or gain; coming out even
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to be greedy; to devour greedily
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform top; sweatsuit; tracksuit; Jersey (cattle)
completing a game; beating a game
on the occasion of; at the time of
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
runner-up; second (in a race)
arrival; arriving at ...; counter for items or suits of clothing; nth place (in a race); counter for moves
daring; fearless; audacious; bold; dauntless; daredevil
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
finding (lost property); picking up
minimum; at the very least
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
88 temples of Shikoku (holy spots related to Kobo Daishi)
temple which issues amulets