low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
about this time; about now
triumphant return; returning in triumph
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to be remembered; to go down in history
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
dull; uninteresting; boring; drab
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
a glance; a look; a glimpse
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
bento; Japanese box lunch
in public; in company; in the presence of others
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
these guys; these fellows
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
because of; owing to; due to
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of