back; rear; background; behind the scenes
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
government service; the bureaucracy
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
other than; excluding; without
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
two persons; two people; pair; couple
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
educational institution; school; academy; campus
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
interior; inside; internal
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
student (esp. a university student)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come