the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
to eat untidily; to eat messily; to eat a bit of everything; to leave things half-eaten; to dabble in (something); to try one's hand at (various things)
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
finishing in one go; completing in one sitting; (doing something) in a single breath
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
sandstorm; noise (video); snow
hallway slippers; indoor shoes
to kick (hard); to send flying with a kick; to kick away; to reject flatly; to refuse outright; to turn down
area for storing (outdoor) footwear
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out; to assemble (of troops); to be stationed; to be quartered
to incorporate; to work into; to insert
safety; welfare; well-being
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy; lackadaisical; crude
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
movements; bearing; deportment; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
fate (safety) of a person (persons) being unknown
news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements
cautious theory; conservative theory
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
to lower the curtain; to come to an end
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
science (natural sciences and related fields, incl. mathematics, engineering, medicine, etc.); faculties of science, engineering, medicine, etc. (at a university); science (as a school subject)
place to die; place of death
somewhere to go; place to go
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
as soon as possible; ASAP
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as ...