long; drawn-out; very long
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to say (something) over one's shoulder
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
control; check; restraint; inhibition
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
every person; each one; everybody
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to entrust; to leave to a person
to keep secret; to conceal
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
underground space; subterranean space; subterranea
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
purple lightning; flash; swordflash
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
advance; moving forward; progress
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
dozens; scores of; decades
throwaway; disposable; single-use
here and there; in places
servant; valet; (arch.) someone who works in close quarters with the emperor or imperial family; (arch.) low-ranking official who works for the imperial family or nobility (under the Ritsuryo system); (arch.) ox-tender for oxcarts; (arch.) horse boy