after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
dependability; credibility; coefficient of confidence
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
close-cropped hair; shaven head
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
trial product; prototype model
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
surname; family name; last name
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
living with one's parents; living at home
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
leader of a charge; first to arrive
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
literally; to the letter; literal
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
ohajiki; traditional Japanese children's game similar to marbles, played with coin-shaped pieces made of coloured glass or plastic
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)