follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
final; eventual; ultimate
local rule; house rule; ground rule
several minutes; a few minutes
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
mission; delegation; mission (assignment); (religious) mission; mission school; transmission (in a motor vehicle)
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
another name; different name; synonym; alias; pseudonym; pen name
rubbish heap; garbage dump
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
vagrant; vagabond; tramp; homeless person; hobo; bum
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
illicit sale; smuggling; bootlegging; trafficking
depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression); irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.)
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
to be elegant; to be graceful; to be refined
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)