sexy; popular; well-liked
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
turn; turn (melodic ornament); turn (in a game)
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
directly opposite; right in front
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to push (something) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
speaking of ...; as for ...
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
wide difference; a world of difference
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
pendant (jewelry); pendant (light)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to smear with blood; to kill
time; season; period; phase; stage
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
birds of prey (of order Falconiformes or Strigiformes); raptors
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
commander-in-chief; Taishōgun (one of the eight gods of the traditional calendar)
long (time that has passed); old (story)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
to fall for a trick; to be taken in; to play into the hands (of)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
apathetic; lackadaisical; indolent; weak; feeble; effeminate
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
distinction; discrimination
such; like that; in that way