because of; owing to; due to
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
price; cost; value; worth; value
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to coagulate; to congeal; to be fanatical (about); to be obsessed (with); to stiffen; to become stiff
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
rubbing (someone) the wrong way; irritating (someone)
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
(speaking) bluntly; frankly; straightforwardly; openly; directly; unhesitantingly
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
contrarian trading; contrarian investing
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
blunder; slip; error; error
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
whatever happens; no matter what; under any circumstances; in any case; at all costs; at any price
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
now that; since; as long as; provided that
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
research; study; investigation
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with