gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
had better ...; may as well ...
transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully
training (animals); breaking (animals)
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
flood of emotions; many thoughts
to show one's affection; to express one's love
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
revolving lantern; ever-changing scene (e.g. life flashing before one's eyes)
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
killer; destroyer; annihilator; seducer; seductress; tempter
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
balloon (toy or decoration); balloon (hot-air or gas)
underground lake; subterranean lake
to be worn down; to wear away; to wear out; to dwindle; to be reduced
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
landing on water; hitting the water; splashdown
(air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
solitarily; in a lonely fashion; all alone; by oneself
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
to support each other; to support one another
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders