background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
to rest; to relax; to repose
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
same crime; being equally guilty
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
to play a trick; to put up a false show; to deceive someone; to put on a play; to present a play; to give a play
around the clock; day and night
poor (academic) performance; poor (business) results (showing)
being very busy; busyness
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
literal translation; direct translation
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (like a cartoon character)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
premature joy; short-lived elation
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)