behind; in the rear; in back
slightest notice; slightest consideration; slightest attention; a little thought; glance
memory; sense; experience
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
with a bang (clash, bump)
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
retainer; attendant; escort
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
contradiction; inconsistency
for (some) doubtful points to remain
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
cannot be compared with; no match for
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
covered with; stained; smeared