to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
present continuous tense; present progressive form
bank; weir; embankment; levee
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
pace; tempo; slow and fast; in case of emergency
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
sweeping sideways; mowing down
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what somebody feels (using one's intuition)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
robust health; able-bodied
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
small; fine; detailed; stingy
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
stone (used for throwing)
two (long cylindrical things)