again and again; repeatedly
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
ordinary; plain; commonplace; usual; normal
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
common knowledge; well-known fact
expert(ise); skill; dexterity
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
phase transition; phase change; phase transformation
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
be (that) as it may; having said that
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
demon of the sixth heaven in the realm of desire who tries to prevent people from doing good
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
excellent-good-poor; first-second-third (class); (in) three volumes (a literary work)
to conceal (oneself); to hide; to abscond; to deceive; to dissemble; to fool
palm heel; heel of the palm
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
magic; sorcery; wizardry; magic (illusion); conjuring
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
just one person; only one
way of murdering; killing method; way of using a sword
sad to say; how sad; alas
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
separation; isolation; extrication; release; isolation
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
to become settled; to be fixed
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
god of death; death deity; Death
die cutting; cutting with a cutter; shaping with a mold; cookie cutter
to live through; to survive