happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
life; living; I; me; student
the first and second; a few
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
one by one; one each; one at a time
grasp; catch; understanding
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
use; utilization; utilisation; application
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
doubt; suspicion; fear; apprehension
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
space; interval; space character; whitespace
in terms of; from the point of view of
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
great hurry; great haste; rush
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent