back; rear; background; behind the scenes
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
rain and wind; driving rain
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to be hot on a person's heels
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
mission; delegation; transmission
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
choices; alternatives; options
disaster imagination game; disaster simulation exercise; DIG
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
close to the wall; alongside the wall
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)