consecutive; continuous; successive
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
loop; band; loop (in a program); looping (of a video, slideshow, etc.); repeating (e.g. of a conversation); time loop (in fiction); temporal loop
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
a (single) moment; an instant
climax; peak; critical moment; most important stage; turning point
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryō codes)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
almost certainly; in all probability; ten to one; near-completeness; near-perfection; ninety-nine percent (finished, etc.)
putting in force (a law); putting into operation; putting into effect; carrying out (a plan, policy, etc.); execution
detention (usu. during investigation); imprisonment; poundage; custody
contrast medium; radiopaque substance
image; figure; figure; form; image
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
incision; operation; section
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means; at all costs; at any cost; no matter what (happens); by fair means or foul
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
accomplice; co-conspirator
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible