trend; tendency; movement; attitude
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
otherwise; or else; if not
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
incontinence; soiling oneself; wetting one's pants; discharge (e.g. of contaminants); effluence
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
time for battle; military secrets; strategy
cooperation; coordination; link
to change (cars or horses); to transfer; to possess; to inspire
beyond this point; from now on; after this
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
there being no use in arguing (about it)
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
to take a breath; to take a short rest
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
together with; same; both; all; including ...
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)