crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
(divine) revelation; divine oracle
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to have a chill run down one's spine
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to insert; to put between; to tuck (into)
strong pressure; heavy pressure
tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica); blister beetle; oil beetle
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
video (esp. a televised image); videotape; VHS tape; videocassette recorder; VCR; video (short film)
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
you'll regret this!; I'll get you for this!; just you wait!
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter