retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
dealing with; coping with
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
in succession; one after another
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
completely honest relationship; hanging out naked (e.g. at a public bath)
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
powerless; helpless; incompetent
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
decoration; ornament; trimmings
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to have a talk; to tell a story
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
will not do; do not; does not