just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to go fast; to drive fast; to speed
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
window; window (shop display)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
until now; so far; up to the present
to reduce (one's) speed; to slow down (driving, cycling, etc.)
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
it is not (like that) either
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
thickheaded; obtuse; slow; sluggish; indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex); doting
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
blocking the way; standing in the way
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to become pale; to turn pale
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
walking briskly; determinedly
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
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)
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
to rebuke; to scold harshly
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable