escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
(repeated) side stepping (stamina test); side-step test
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
older brother and younger sister
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
making out; necking; getting handsy; canoodling; being lovey-dovey; getting affectionate (with each other)
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
heated (e.g. debate); passionate
to be covertly swapped; to be replaced (e.g. with a counterfeit)
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
even if not; even without
socializing; getting on with people; personal relations
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
beast; brute; animal; animal with human characteristics
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
have a good day; take care; see you
ex post facto report; report after the event
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
particularly; only; in the case of