byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
way (of going); route; way (of doing); method
to run down (stairs, etc.)
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
speaking of ...; as for ...
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
offender; transgressor; violator
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
good performance; good work; great success
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
abandonment; giving up; bargain sale; selling off cheaply; edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to get stuck in; to be mired in; to be addicted to
antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
in a day; in a brief space of time
to be contrary to one's expectations
to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
foolish thought; (one's own) thought; (one's own) idea
to call a person's attention (to)