in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
Alice band; horseshoe-shaped hairband made of metal or plastic (often covered with cloth); Katyusha rocket launcher (Soviet)
(professional) keirin cyclist
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
as (for); for; in the capacity of
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend