underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
Gigantes; Gigant (manga series)
beyond oneself; beyond one's ability; exceeding one's power
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
descendant; progeny; offspring
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
under the sod; one's grave; the other world
of course; certainly; naturally
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; (opponent's) weak point; (arch.) force attacking the rear of a castle; (arch.) official in charge of imprisoning offenders
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
dormancy; quiescence; diapause
periodic; cyclic; cyclical
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
during; for the duration of
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
summer festival; summer matsuri
beach hut; beachside clubhouse
take it from me; I speak from experience; word to the wise
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
end; close; finish; termination
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
comparatively; quite; rather
along with; in line with; following; due to; as a result of; in accordance with
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
how; in what way; how about
to make a gesture or say something during a break in conversation, playing of songs, etc.; to interrupt
large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission
mistress; kept woman; concubine; (arch.) I; (arch.) me