hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to cease; to stop; to be over
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
rather; sooner; preferably
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
firmly; solidly; heartily
to knock down; to knock off
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
metallic sound; metallic clank
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on