every person; every mouth; every entrance
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
popular name; common name; given name
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
to be opposite; to face each other
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
(unusually) dry rainy season
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
over the top; thickly; heavily; richly
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
anger veins (stylised X mark typically shown on forehead)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
(one's) quota; assignment
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reaping what you sow
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
return; relapse; recurrence
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading
mediator; middleman; intermediary; carrier (e.g. disease)