backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
because of; owing to; due to
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
long ago; already; a long time ago
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
rather; better; instead; if anything
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
from here; from this place
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
don't worry about it; forget about it
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously