evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
vocal sound; tone of voice
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
hostility; animosity; enmity
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
express home delivery service; express home delivery parcel (box, etc.)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to grow hoarse; to become husky
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
expression; look; countenance; face
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
recently; lately; these days
to be discouraged; to shrink from
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
waterproof sheet; tarpaulin; tarp; flysheet (of a tent)
to tear off; to strip; to rob
young man (in the Edo period, esp. one with forelocks who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony); young male prostitute; young kabuki actor (who may also act as a homosexual prostitute); younger partner in a homosexual relationship
to raid; to launch an attack; to invade
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor