How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
something; some kind of; for some reason
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
immediately; right away; on the spot
centre of explosion; center of explosion; hypocentre; hypocenter; ground zero
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
calm; composed; cool; quiet
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
trivial; not amounting to much
to be able to manage somehow or another
to raise one's voice; to shout
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
partly burned charcoal; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
to shave off; to scrape off
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to have no chance (of succeeding)
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)