enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
at the last moment; this late in the game
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to intend; to be sure that
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
height (measured at the withers)
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
running as fast as one can
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
release; emission; ejection
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)