obsession; compulsive idea
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
depiction; description; portrayal
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
interference; intervention; meddling
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
imagination; supposition; guess
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
shortcut; taking a shortcut; (keyboard) shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
head over heels; headlong; head first
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
sound of a gunshot; report of a gun
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
default legal speed limit (in Japan, 60 km/h for cars on ordinary roads, 100 km/h on highways); national speed limit
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
spin; rotation; spin (in PR, politics, etc.); ribbon bookmark (attached to the binding)
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)