puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
on the occasion of; at the time of
to be found (e.g. unknown quantity in an equation); to be calculated
large crowd; mass of people
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
riding together; riding with
detention (usu. during investigation); imprisonment; poundage; custody
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
this (very thing); this precisely
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
testimony; (verbal) evidence
genuine article; real thing; real deal
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
insight; power of observation
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
directly opposite; right in front
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to feign ignorance; to play dumb
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
proxy; ringer; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to previously purchased ramen)
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree