next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
safety; welfare; well-being
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
power balance; balance of power
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
to run through; to run past
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
near; nearby; not far off
deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
worshipper; worshiper; visitor (to a shrine or temple); pilgrim
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
gods of restoration (who purify sin, etc.)
irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
high; noble; refined; advanced
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
throwaway; disposable; single-use
hateful; detestable; loathsome
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
price; cost; value; worth; value
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of