back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
leader of a crime syndicate's henchmen; young leading subordinate in yakuza group
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
resin; (tobacco) resin; tar; sleep (in one's eyes, i.e. eye mucus)
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
difficult problem; challenge
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
along the river; riverside
opposite bank; farther shore
row of cherry trees (lining a street)
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
postscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to stiffen; to become stiff
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
pitch dark; total darkness