before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
rather; sooner; preferably
to gain a victory; to win
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to fall flat; to fall face down
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
silence; stillness; quietness
something like ...; something called ...
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
clear; translucent; brilliant; sweetly ringing (as the tinklings of jade)
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to telephone; to make a phone call
absence; disregard; indifference
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
staying behind; remaining; residual
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead