backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
snake; serpent; large snake
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
you could say; you might say; verging on the
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway
essence; true nature; substance; reality
condition; state of preservation
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
from the beginning; from scratch
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to move off (into the distance); to become distant; to recede; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.); to distance oneself (from); to become less frequent (e.g. of visits)
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
blow; shock; strike; batting
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
hyperventilation; overbreathing; hyperpnea; overventilation
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
running-in; breaking in (e.g. engine, etc.); accustomizing; warming up
enumeration; citation; listing
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
volatilization; volatilisation