act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
to take flight; to disappear
that day; the very same day
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
unexpectedly; surprisingly
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
sad face; sorrowful face; anxious look; sad countenance
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
going and returning (e.g. work, school); both ways
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
story; tale; talk; discussion
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
everywhere; all over; throughout
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence