sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to fall into ruin; to become dilapidated; to become run-down; to become desolate; to be badly neglected
national road; national highway
open; spacious; extensive
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
accelerator (pedal); gas pedal
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
acceleration; speeding up
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
great speed; recklessly fast speed
one's way (ahead); one's path
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
dispute; conflict; trouble; unrest; strife
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
if it is (the case that ...)
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter