to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
storehouse; warehouse; godown
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
semi-transparent; translucent
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to fall on one's backside
impossible; unlikely; improbable
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
other side; opposite side; other party
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into