from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
consistently; unchangingly; throughout
postponement; deferment; adjournment
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
interest (on a deposit, loan, etc.)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
mortal enemy; object of fierce hatred or intense aversion; (lit.) one's parent's killer
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
appearance; expression; manifestation
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
true character; real nature
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
classification; categorization; sorting
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
end of life; death; breathing one's last
stepping back; drawing back
replication (of an experiment); verification (of experimental results); reproduction; supplementary examination; makeup exam
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
research institute; (research) laboratory
four Taoist gods said to reign over the four directions; four gods said to reign over the four seasons
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
water's edge; beach; shore