very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
streaking (i.e. running naked in a public place)
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
one-way traffic; one-way (e.g. communication); one-sided
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
nembutsu; nianfo; the three-word invocation "Namu Amida Butsu" dedicated to the Amitabha Buddha; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
sitting with one's legs out to one side
back-to-back (e.g. home runs); dual (e.g. victory); tandem (e.g. flight); (romantic) couple
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
hour of the snake (9-11am)
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
ardour; ardor; passion; fervour; fervor
narcissism; self-absorption; self-intoxication
to be turned up; to be turned inside out; to ride up; to be lifted (e.g. by wind)
minor offence; minor offense; misdemeanor; misdemeanour
deep blue sky; bottomless blue sky
stale; hackneyed; clichéd
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
first place (in a race); first to arrive; one suit (of clothes); one item (of clothing); putting on (formal clothes); wearing
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
bleaching; soaking; bleached cotton (esp. wrapped around the torso); doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (Edo-period punishment)
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
to finish ...; to do ... completely
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
performing style; acting style
mistress; kept woman; concubine