freeway; expressway; motorway
shading; (colour) gradation; kumadori; style of kabuki makeup used for violent roles
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
leaving to chance; leaving to fate
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
wheat straw; barley straw
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
door; gate; opening; title page
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle
under the orders of; by order (command)
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)