individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation
prescreen; pre-screening; prior inspection; preliminary review; pre-vetting
impossible to do (although wants to)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
high mountain; alpine mountain
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
end; close; conclusion; termination
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
then; and (then); in that case; if so
slope; slanting surface; bevel
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
above the knee; on one's lap