drive wheel; driving wheel
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
whistle (sound made with the lips)
wavelike; in waves; undulation
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
(not) merely; (not) simply
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
performing without rehearsal
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to be inflated with pride
after-sales service; warranty service
to dance; to perform dance steps
muscle fiber; muscle fibre
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
periphery; margin; rim; penumbra
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
railgun; firearm that uses electromagnetism to propel a projectile
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
grudge; complaint; reproach
movie camera; motion picture camera; cinecamera
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
prosecution; indictment; impeachment
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
advantage; point in favor; point in favour