quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to be relieved; to feel relieved
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
way out; means to escape; escape route
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
nut (as in nut and bolt); (edible) nut; nat; natural unit of information
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to distract one's attention
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
to show up; to appear; to turn up
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down