fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
attenuation; damping; decay
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
both; both sides; both parties
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
even so; anyhow; at any rate
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns (of print) (centre)
view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
to order; to command; to appoint
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
development; exploitation
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
principle; theory; fundamental truth
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty