to go past; to pass; to pass by
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
shortcut; taking a shortcut; (keyboard) shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
whole roast (e.g. pig, turkey, etc.)
under examination; under test (e.g. device); on trial
will not do; do not; does not
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to rain incessantly; to downpour
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
incineration; destruction by fire
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
large build; large pattern
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
to make absolutely sure (that all is right); to use every means; to take all possible measures
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
sounding each other out; probing each other
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
call for attention; alert; heads-up; reminder
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)