to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
hiding one's embarrassment
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
long-awaited; much-awaited
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
to concern; to be related
consent; assent; approval; permission
contract; compact; agreement
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
(the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
human rights; civil liberties
entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to come back (of an illness, cold weather, etc.); to return; to recur; to happen again
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
preparatory phase; preparatory period
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
consequently; as a result; in the end
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
reality; actuality; hard fact
engineer; technical officer
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
hair on the back of one's head