stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
two (long cylindrical things)
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly
to ask a question; to ask questions
fucking; screwing; having sex
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
very careful; thoroughly prepared
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to spring at; to leap upon
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to put one's strength into
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
double suicide; lovers' suicide
to whine; to make feeble complaints
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
out of range; outside the limits (of...); outside (a) range; outside the scope
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed