back; rear; background; behind the scenes
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
too (much); overly; excessively
to have a cross to bear; to carry a heavy burden
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to go through (e.g. a wall); to penetrate; to punch (a hole, pattern, etc.); to stamp out (e.g. a coin); to remove (partitions between rooms); to join (multiple rooms) into one
lightly; easily; carelessly
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
the other day; a few days ago
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence