billiards; pool; serial collisions (of cars)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
mass communication; mass media
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to devise a plan; to work out a plan
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
body; body blow (in boxing)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
how long; how far; how much
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
older sister; lass; young lady
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
and then; and so; and; so then
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
invisibly; secretly; privately
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
intelligence; intellect; brains
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
germ; germs; bacteria; something harmful; vermin
anpan; bread roll filled with red bean paste
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
section; cross section; profile
cyborg; cybernetic organism
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless