either way; in any case; one way or another
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
pregnancy; conception; gestation
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
your body; your health; yourself; you
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
putting a criminal to death; punishment by execution; death penalty
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to be imminent; to be impending; to be pressing; to be urgent
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
well-known only to those in the know; well-known but to the few; well-known to a connoisseur
to sacrifice oneself (for); to give one's life (for); to follow (someone) in taking the same action (out of respect or loyalty; e.g. resigning together with a superior); to follow suit (out of a sense of duty); to follow (one's master) into the grave; to commit suicide (after one's lord has died)
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
spreading one's legs open wide with knees bent, creating the shape of the letter M (pornographic pose)
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to get twisted; to get warped; to get distorted; to twist; to warp
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition