straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
the opposite sex; isomerism
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
to be in danger of; to be liable to
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to look down on; to condescend
being too late; losing one's final chance
to lose one's resolve; to have one's resolution waver
to the very end; to the bitter end; to the last; to the hilt; thoroughly
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
in the end; at the end of the day
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
dream for the future; hopes for the future
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
to travel all over; to be active in places widely apart
chase; pursuit; chase scene (in a movie); obsessive fan who follows a celebrity around; groupie; in (quick) succession
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
patient; unhurried; leisurely
interruption; suspension; break
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
token (effort); something done for form's sake
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation