the way back; the way home; return trip
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
very likely; very probable
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to bring; to take; to bring about
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
permanent; perpetual; persistent; lasting
final; eventual; ultimate
staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
but; however; provided that
this and that; various things
living in another person's house without paying for food and lodging; sponging on other people for accommodation
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to persuade someone to consent; to entreat repeatedly; to beg; to implore
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
to be prolonged; to drag on
coexistence; living together
way of solving (a problem); solution
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
to become inverted; to become reversed
muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
not busy; unengaged; being free; leisure
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
counter seat; seat at the counter
cold (drinking) water; (glass of) cold water; cold boiled rice
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit