putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
if so; in that case; in that situation
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
rule; reign; government; governing
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
although I say; although one might say; although called
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
break; pause; halt; (temporary) stop
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
everything; anything; nothing
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
launch (of a rocket, satellite, etc.); lift-off; end (of a project, theatrical run, etc.); close; party to celebrate the successful completion of a project (run of performances, etc.); wrap party
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
severe criticism; sharp criticism; scathing criticism; diatribe; panning
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)