scenery; scene; landscape
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to defy conventional wisdom
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
to discuss; to talk together
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
propulsive power; driving force
atmospheric current; air current; airflow
acceleration; speeding up
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
spare time; free time; leisure time
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful conduct; shameful sight
reverse thrust; retrofiring; sudden mental derangement
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
if only there were ...; if (it) actually existed; there's not even ...; completely lacking ...
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
will to fight; fighting spirit; morale
(this) small amount; (such a) paltry amount; only this much; slightest bit
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)