reason for being; raison d'être
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
up until now; as recently as the present
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
one's position; one's face; one's honour; one's reputation
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
interesting (personality, turn of phrase, etc.); pleasantly different; tasteful; attractive; charming
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
to pant; to gasp; to be short of breath; to be excited
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
one's habitual behaviour (behavior); day-to-day conduct
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
to slap; to strike; to spank
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
offensive (movement); aggression
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
idle talk; chit-chat; gossip
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation
by all means; at all costs; absolutely