mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
occupation; calling; livelihood
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
way out; means to escape; escape route
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
totally willing; fully motivated
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
concussion (of the brain)
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
throwing stones; slingshot; sling
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
watering can; watering pot; sprinkling can
distance (of a ski jump, baseball hit, etc.); carry (of a golf ball); flight (of an arrow)
being about to cry; the verge of tears
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict