jumping the gun; premature action; omen; portent; first produce of the season (vegetables, fish, etc.); herald; runner sent ahead to announce one's lord's arrival (Muromachi and Edo periods)
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
extinction; annihilation; destruction
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
centre of attention; center of attention
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn, restaurant, or shop); landlady; hostess; mistress; female innkeeper
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
casually (come or go); aimlessly; abruptly; detached (from the world); aloof
high ground; elevation; hill; plateau
creation; birth; formation; naissance; construction
artificial island; man-made island
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
from here; from this place
(Nintendo) Super Famicom (equiv: Super Nintendo or SNES); Super Nintendo Entertainment System
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
to talk (someone) down; to argue down; to silence; to put (someone) in their place; to corner in an argument; to get the better of
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
plain; field; being outside the government; non-governmental sphere; private sector
major earthquake; large earthquake
with a start; in a fright; alarmedly
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
opposite side; other side
washing machine; (clothes) washer
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
munching; crunching; (lightly) scratching (an itch)
real number; actual number (as opposed to a speculative number); true number
extra-large (clothing size); XL
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
exactly alike (in appearance); like two peas in a pod; (practically) identical; spitting image (of); carbon copy (of)
next term; next period; next version; next release
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
chaperoning; monitoring someone's behaviour; watchdog; chaperone; watcher