meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
no penalty; no punishment; acquittal; impunity
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to play dumb; to feign innocence
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
place; position; location; position; standing; status
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
what kind of; what sort of; what
question; inquiry; enquiry
bust-waist-hip measurements; vital statistics
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
they; those guys; those fellows
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
(some) more; even more; longer; further
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)