network operating system; NOS
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel; to jostle (with)
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
endless; boundless; everlasting
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to bend (with great force); to twist; to wrench; to distort (the truth)
board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.); (phonograph) record; disc; board; panel
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
the real criminal; true culprit
court (of law); courtroom
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
countermeasure; counter-measure
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
support; backing; aid; assistance