occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
performing without rehearsal; doing impromptu
steady; sound; stable; safe (e.g. business); reliable; trustworthy
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
dozens; scores of; decades
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
specialization; specialisation
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
suggestion; hint; implication
science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
to lie face down; to lie flat (on one's stomach); to bend down (in submission); to bow down; to (crouch) and hide (behind); to conceal oneself; to lie down (and sleep)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
glossy black hair; green hair
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can