behind; in the rear; in back
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
corridor; hallway; passageway
to face on; to look out on to
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
plunging to one's death; death from a fall
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
battlecry; cheer; cry where one breathes in a large volume of air and then releases it suddenly in a loud cry; rushing at the enemy
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
stairs; stairway; staircase
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
second; number two; runner-up
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
to get accustomed to using
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright