to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
front; frontage; facade; main
to make an appearance; to show up
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
acid; sourness; sour taste
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
hollow; sharply; cleanly (of cutting); smoothly
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to show; to bare (the teeth)
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
because of; owing to; due to
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip