as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie
intensification; aggravation
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
few decades; many decades; several decades
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
to spread; to be propagated
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
instructor; advisor; adviser
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
depending on; dependent on
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)