valley; ravine; cleavage (of breasts); part or place that has been left behind; blind spot
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
chin; jaw; gills; branchia
to dig through; to drill into; to excavate
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to remove; to exclude; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
feats of arms; military exploits; distinguished military service
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
occasion; time; section (of a literary work or piece of music); passage; clause; season; term
full length; total length; overall length
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
great difference; big difference; wide margin
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
at a stroke; with a single swoop
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
underwater navigation; going underground; going into hiding; travelling incognito
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
preparatory phase; preparatory period
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
directly under; falling perpendicularly