the way back; the way home; return trip
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
boastful talk about one's love life; speaking fondly about one's sweetheart; going on about one's love affairs
stairs; stairway; staircase
leaping over multiple steps in stairs (e.g. when in a hurry)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
bad (feeling, impression, attitude); creepy; disgusting
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
principal occupation; core business
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to need; to demand; to take; to require
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
our country; our land; one's own country
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
thief; robber; burglar; bandit