going backward; turning back; backtracking; regression; retrogression; relapse
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
otherwise; if not; or else
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
jumping; jump (e.g. in prices); rashness; rash person
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to take a breath; to take a short rest
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
unable to stay still; unable to contain one's feelings; unable to restrain oneself
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
to tower over the surroundings
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe
goldfish scooping; festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
to compete with; to vie for
going straight (to); going direct; unwavering action; decisive action; upright conduct
a dime a dozen; two a penny
tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
melancholy; gloom; depression
to sniff out; to get wind of
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
restoration (to the original state or location); reconstruction; restitution