back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
precision instrument or machine
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to have a reason; to have an excuse
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
clearing one's throat; cough
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
end (of play, match, etc.); closing; closing a pachinko machine (after it has paid out its designated maximum)
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
to be softened; to calm down
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
person willing to take on a role; willing candidate
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach