operation; functioning; running
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
few decades; many decades; several decades
to form a pair; to pair up
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to repeat; to be frequent
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
war; battle; match; game; competition
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
array; muster; line-up; full force
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
end (of play, match, etc.); closing; closing a pachinko machine (after it has paid out its designated maximum)
to ask for trouble; to dig your own grave; to cut your own throat
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
face; looks; vestiges; trace
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
elder sister; older female friend
common raccoon (Procyon lotor)
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
runaway (child); apathy; carelessness
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
absence; disregard; indifference
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry