to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
falsely similar; counterfeit
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
footwear; footgear; shoes
(only) one option; one possible choice
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
main force; chief object; mainline
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
first time; first; initial
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
first match (in a series)
finishing blow; coup de grâce
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force