to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
to speak; to hear a voice
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
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
arrest; apprehension; capture
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
choices; alternatives; options
to escape from; to get out
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to get between; to be caught in
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to speak; to say; to vocalize
like this; in this way; as you see
to be caught by the enemy
to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
blunder; slip; error; error
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to the best of my ability, poor though it be
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to squeeze; to bind; to wring; to screw in (e.g. a bulb)
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
choice; selection; option
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
hastily constructed; hastily built; made in a hurry; jerry-built; makeshift
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
battle formation; battle array; lineup (e.g. of a Cabinet); makeup
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to kidnap (esp. by force or deception); to abduct; to snatch