to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
ladle; tadpole; musical note
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
dressing oneself up to look young; altering one's appearance to look young; dressing younger than one's age
union; joining; conjugation
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
news; word; tidings; omen
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
by your leave; with your permission
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
the opposite direction; the other way
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
practice; practising; training; study
again (and again); once again; yet again
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
to fold up; to fold into layers