to rank next to; to come after
how should I know?; don't ask me
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky (orig. in Onmyōdō); bad year; annus horribilis
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
to become settled; to be fixed
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
preface; introduction; preamble
handrail; railing; banister
to demand gratitude; to make a favour of something; to remind of a favour done to someone; to emphasize the favour one has done
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
grip (of hand); grip strength
to be on the same wavelength; to think alike; to get along
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
self-torturing; masochistic
to find out; to discover; to detect
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
talking about (behind one's back); backbiting
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
man who has sex with many women; playboy; womanizer
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression