gun; pistol; ohajiki; traditional children's game similar to marbles, played with coin-shaped pieces of coloured glass or plastic; repellence
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
to get along; to hit it off; to be on the same page; to work well together; to synchronize
planet; dark horse; surprise contender
shading; shielding from light
to return a punch; to strike back; to hit (the ball) straight back; to plow up; to plough up; to renovate (cotton fabric)
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
area; zone; district; quarter; section; limits
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
stagnation; hindrance; delay
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
in the background; not standing out
self-healing; spontaneous recovery
rest; relaxation; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
general mobilization; full mobilization
to become clumsy; to miss one's aim
out of the question; unthinkable; impossible
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
breach of faith; breach of trust; act of disloyalty
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
engineer; technical officer
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
to scribble (down); to write quickly; to dash off
defensive measure; defense plan
according to plan; as planned; on target
to enclose (a word, letter, symbol, etc.) with a circle
holding out a little longer
to kill; to beat to death
suggestion; hint; implication
one leap (i.e. skipping intermediate stages); one jump; one step; jumping (with both feet together)
typical; standard; fixed; stereotyped
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
using one's own judgement; making up one's own mind; judging for oneself