to be hot on a person's heels
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to be separated (of clothing); to be exposed; to be wide open; to stand with one's limbs apart; to block the way
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
stock; products; goods (esp. stolen); loot; spoils
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
sexual interest in young boys; boy love; prepubescent boy
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
authenticity; credibility
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
masculinization; virilization
the opposite sex; isomerism
competent; suitable; qualified
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
this; our; right; justice; checking account
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
smooth (skin, stone, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
full particulars; all the details; the whole story; everything (about); from beginning to end
young person; young people; youth; young employee; young manservant; young follower
lamentable; deplorable; regrettable; sad; wretched
Japanese man (esp. with traditional, masculine values); Japanese manhood
to rally; to make a comeback
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
recitation; reciting from memory
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
temporary manifestation of a Buddha (or bodhisattva, etc.) in the form of a Shinto kami
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
to make the sign of the cross; to bless oneself; to cross oneself
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
temporal region; regio temporalis (capitis)
hating; strongly disliking
tailspin; spin; drilling; boring
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to hit and break open; to crush; to smash
desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes