the reverse; other side; lining
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
to put into order; to arrange (one's thoughts)
obscure; vague; ambiguous
senior high school; high school
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
party given in recognition of a person's services
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
and (also); both ... and; as well as
to fight to the bitter end
still; as yet; as it has been
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
defensive perimeter; defence line; defense line; precaution; safeguard; safety measure
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
to get into the zone; to get into the flow
reproducibility; repeatability; duplicability
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
unfavorable conditions; unfavourable conditions
cancellation; abandonment
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
port city; harbor city; harbour city
member nation; member state; signatory
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive
starting up (e.g. business, computer)
eyes and ears; seeing and hearing; one's attention; one's interest
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of
high-rise apartment building; high-rise condominium; tower block