sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
responsibility; duty; obligation
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
to kill; to choke the life out of
confronting directly; meeting face-to-face
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
muddy water; red-light district
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
white vegetables or fish simmered without soy sauce
to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
to have a chill run down one's spine
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to translate; to interpret
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
ornamental garden stone (placed to give a natural appearance); garden rock; sacrifice stones; sacrifice (of oneself, one's career, etc.); stones used in a foundation; riprap
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand