hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
simple; simplified; easy; plain
open-air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
in this way; along these lines; similarly
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to become insensitive; to become less perceptive; to lose one's touch; to get out of practice
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
immediately; right away; on the spot
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to leak (urine, feces); to soil one's pants; to dump (untreated waste, sewage, etc.); to discharge (untreated effluent); to leak (information, secrets, etc.); to bleed (a deficit, losses, etc.)
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
labored breathing; laboured breathing; dyspnea; dyspnoea
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way