to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
banquet or reception hall
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
noxious gas; poisonous gas; toxic fumes
cave; tunnel; tunnel tomb (Kofun period)
each place; various places
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
(cargo) depot; (garbage) collection site; (ammunition) dump
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
head over heels; headlong; head first
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
stepping stones; stone skipping; ducks and drakes
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
malicious; deliberately mean
how long; how far; how much
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
short pause; short interval
slope; slanting surface; bevel
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
low class; lowly (position); humble (condition)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake