backward movement; reverse movement; going backwards; retrograde motion
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker (official post in the Edo period); keeper
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
couple who are more than friends, but not in an intimate relationship
to think too much; to be over-concerned
same generation; one's generation
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
helper (e.g. for a sick person); assistant; bridesmaid; best man; cornerman; second
unexpectedly; surprisingly
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to wander; to roam from place to place
echo (esp. one reverberating in the mountains); mountain god; mountain guardian deity
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated; to be excited; to stand out; to contrast
person being waited for; person who waits
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
reflective water surface; reflecting water
to pierce through; to break through
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
shelving (a matter, plan, etc.); pigeonholing; tabling; keeping (goods) off the market (to adjust the supply-demand balance)
twist; wrench; distortion; torsion
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
one's figure during sleep
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
neighbour; neighbor; (people in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
higher rank; better position
one grade; first-class; primary
approval; license; licence; permission
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
remote cause; underlying cause; indirect cause