the place for; the time for; the level of
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
to blow off; to be blown off
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
to torment; to torture; to harass
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
evident; plain; distinct; clear
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
continued alertness; unrelaxed alertness; follow-through (e.g. in archery); lingering affection; attachment
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
this world; this life; world of the living
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
the reason is ...; it is because ...
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder