passing the ball; exchanging passes; passing back and forth
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
proper; right; reasonable
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
residence; living (at, in); abode
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
spine; backbone; spinal column
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
short-distance race; sprint
to lose sight of; to miss
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
connection; link; relationship
empress (consort); queen (consort)
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
largest class; top category
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
the whole area; the entire region; all parts (of); the whole field (of study); every field; the whole gamut
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
for peace of mind; for conscience' sake; by way of consolation
diastrophism (movement and deformation of the earth's crust); upheaval (e.g. in politics); seismic shift; earthshaking changes
natural disaster; cataclysm
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
magnum (cartridge, gun); magnum (1.5-litre wine bottle)
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath