intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
trade; buying and selling
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
probability; likelihood; chances
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
newcomer; initiate; rookie
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to collapse into; to flop onto
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
impossible; unlikely; improbable
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
cheap lodging or flophouse, especially in a skid row area or slum
to speak; to hear a voice
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
utmost limits; extremity; limit
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence