car (running) on the opposite lane; oncoming car
death penalty; capital punishment
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to devour; to bite to death
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
to fall off; to tumble down
to be spattered by blood from one's victim; to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
licence; license; permit; certificate (of qualification)
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
identification papers; ID
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
to catch the eye; to attract attention
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
hostility; antagonism; opposition
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
(school) period; period or division of time; time limit
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
sundry; various; assorted
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
judgement; judgment; appraisal (e.g. of an antique); evaluation; forensics; (criminal) identification