hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
long; drawn-out; very long
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
while; during (the time when)
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
enterprise; business; company; corporation
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all