to go past; to pass; to pass by
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
brain work; mental work; nonmanual labor
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
just because; even if; even though
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
accumulation; accumulate; store
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
superconductivity; super-conductivity
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
still better; even better
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
next generation; future generation
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)