disapproval; reluctance; unwillingness
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
octopus pot; foxhole (in a battlefield); bubble; echo chamber
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to accept; to receive; to agree
existence; being; life; survival
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
quipping back at something said by oneself; poking fun at one's own comment
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
unglazed pottery; bisque; roasting or grilling without seasoning (seafood, nuts, etc.); simple okonomiyaki without any extra ingredients
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
destination (one is heading towards); goal
(Fleming's) left-hand rule
very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.); fine-tooth-comb search; exhaustive search; scouring
infinite loop; closed loop
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick
scenery; scene; landscape
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)