just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
late in life; one's later years
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
defective article; damaged goods; deflowered girl; unvirtuous girl
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
pus; corruption; rot; evils
to squeeze out; to wring out
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
to accuse somebody; to charge someone
property; fortune; assets
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
dark night; moonless night
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire