without leaving any trace
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
prognostic symptoms; after-effect; sequela
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
smelling of incense; overly pious
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.; maxim
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
trailing; chasing after; imitation; imitating; clinginess (in babies, toddlers)
adding (an extra amount); increasing; tacking on (a charge)
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to understand; to make out
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (jōseki); standard sequence of moves (esp. in a corner)
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
foreign; abroad; overseas
connection; link; relationship
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
towards the ground; with respect to the ground; ground (speed, attack, etc.)
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
(find) common (meeting) ground
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
programme; program; plans; arrangements
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
complete recovery of health