to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to attack; to assault; to assail
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
penetration; permeation; transmission
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
turning point; turnaround point (e.g. in a race); turning back point
comparatively; relatively
house for rent; rented house; renting a house
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
covering; protection; backing; relief
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
ordinary citizen; the general public
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
to manage something successfully; to be successful
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
ruler; monarch; sovereign
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)
restoration; repair; mending
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
to press against each other; to huddle together
close; intimate; on good terms