searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
striking; remarkable; considerable
narrow margin; slim margin
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
cross; crossed; cruciform
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
lateral direction; horizontal direction; transverse direction; landscape orientation
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
delicate technique (in sumo, judo, etc.); little trick; subtle maneuver
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
embodiment; realization; materialization
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
regrettable defeat; defeat by a narrow margin
jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
disparity of wealth; wealth inequality; social inequality
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to say time and time again; to say till you're blue in the face
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
beautiful legs; great legs
tears of regret; bitter tears; vexation; chagrin
departure time; flight time
not long has passed since ...
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
overcrowding; crowded; congestion
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
in an easy-to-understand manner; in a very kind and detailed way