to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
European magpie (Pica pica)
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
opposite side; opposition
intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
one-by-one; separately; in detail
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
considerably; greatly; a lot
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
central part; heart (of a city)
to tower over the surroundings
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
being rampant; domination
periodic; regular; routine
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
to face on; to look out on to
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)