to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
meter; gauge; metre (i.e. 100 cm); meter; animator
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
ultimate; final; last; eventual
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
later on; eventually; afterwards
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
three; three years of age
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
common saying; popular version; folklore; tradition
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
order; reservation; order; sequence; order (of magnitude); architectural order
originally; by nature; from the start
measurement error; calculation error
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
firm decision; decisive measure; resolute step; excellent decision
now that you say that; now that you mention it
whole universe; total universe; all of creation
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
regular; regular member (e.g. of football team, etc.); regular (petrol, gasoline)
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
original story; original version; this volume