back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
hard struggle; strenuous effort
after ages; posterity; future life; the next world
to affect; to impact; to influence
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
loitering on the way; wayside grass
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
covered with; stained; smeared
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
photography; taking photographs
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
flight; desertion; escape
to have glazed eyes (when drunk, angry, etc.); to have glassy eyes
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
to discard; to abandon; to neglect; to let be
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
clincher; winning technique; official winning technique
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled