back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
school trip; field trip; excursion; long walk; excursion (on foot)
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
throwing technique; throw
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
offense and defense; offence and defence
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
to hurt; to smart; to sting
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
crummy; shabby; petty; lousy; puny; cheap
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
this and that; one thing or another
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
defense; defence; protecting; preventing
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier