to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
to be able to manage somehow or another
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
to let down one's hair; to undo hair
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
to bring back; to restore
already; now; no longer; not any more
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
tall figure; high stature
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
person who judges which god or spirit has taken possession of a miko
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to state; to express; to mention
stiff formality; set terms
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
student in a lower grade; underclassman
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to flare up; to fly into a rage
perverseness; perversity; perverse person; difficult person; contrary person
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
second (unit of time); arc second