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
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)
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
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)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to entrust; to leave to a person
administration of justice
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod