(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
somehow; for some reason; in some way; vaguely
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
handwriting; handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted
to leave (a note, will, etc.) behind; to leave (a manuscript, etc.) unfinished; to leave half-written; to forget to write; to leave out
to have the memory of having done something oneself
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
to be covertly swapped; to be replaced (e.g. with a counterfeit)
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
visitor (to a factory, school, lab., etc.)
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
highly skilled; skillful; very capable; particularly able person; master-hand; person of ability
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
these guys; these fellows
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform