personal history; background; career
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
honour; honor; glory; privilege
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
tedious; boring; being fed up with
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to talk (someone) down; to argue down; to silence; to put (someone) in their place; to corner in an argument; to get the better of
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
preparation; arrangements
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
stickily; glutinously; persistently; insistently; tenaciously
tenacious; persistent; stubborn; vindictive; spiteful; vengeful
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
have a good day; take care; see you
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
chestnut (horse coat color)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)