continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
wedded life; married life
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
(attacking and) sinking (a ship); sending (a ship) to the bottom; crushing defeat; utter failure; complete exhaustion; collapsing (onto a bed, desk, etc.)
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
travelling alone; solitary journey
timely; well-timed; clutch hit; run-scoring hit; RBI hit
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
man who is popular with women
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
expression; look; countenance; face
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
just because; even if; even though
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
cheating (on one's husband); adultery; male lover (of a married woman); paramour
what people say; rumours; public opinion
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
4th day of the month; four days
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to do a silly thing; to do something stupid
when it comes to ...; as for ...