to leap back; to jump back
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
that is to say; so that means
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
when it comes to ...; as for ...
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
and what is worse; to make matters worse
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
very great; enormous; serious
soon; before long; in the near future
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
two times; twice; two degrees
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
preservation; retainment; keeping
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
junkie (drug addict); junkie (person with an obsession)
main cause; primary factor
prudence; discretion; thought; consideration
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to regret bitterly; to be very sorry (for); (lit.) to bite one's navel
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
devil; evil spirit; genie
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade