power balance; balance of power
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
personal (employee); employed; retained
to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise
use of a conjunction to express cause and effect
what people say; rumours; public opinion
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
usual; normal; stereotyped
to tuck up (a kimono skirt); to tuck in; to make short (a story, explanation, etc.); to cut short; to abridge
domino (game); dominoes; domino effect
while alive; during one's lifetime
string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument
thread; 0.0001; one ten-thousandth
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
to penetrate a body (e.g. with a spear or bullet); to breathe new life into; to provide a potential solution
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring
isolated place; out-of-the-way place; remote part of the land
negative question; question asked in the negative (e.g. "Can't you read Japanese?")
rationalist; practically minded person; pragmatist
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
in plain words; in plain terms; put simply
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
good citizen; honest man; respectable member of society
without leaving any trace
partly burned charcoal; cinders; charred remains; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
farewell; goodbye; adieu; if so; in that case; then
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
reexamination; reinspection; retest; recheck
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
feeling keenly; fully realizing
making out; necking; getting handsy; canoodling; being lovey-dovey; getting affectionate (with each other)
obscene; indecent; salacious; lascivious; lewd