a few years ago; some years back
very careful; thoroughly prepared
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
reasons; circumstances; details; particulars; hindrance; inconvenience
stubborn person; obstinate person; pig-headed person
breakdown of negotiations
high-grade sake; fine drink
firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away
curiosity-seeking; bizarre (crime, etc.); grotesque; abnormal
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to bury; to embed; to implant
to wash away; to rinse off
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
to be main; to be principal; to be important
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
fully prepared; all ready
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to get distracted; to jump off the track
infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact
to ride past (one's stop); to overshoot; to climb over; to get over; to overtake (a vehicle); to pass
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
garden plant; garden tree; potted plant
to hide; to conceal oneself
thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
to wait for an opportunity
spider's thread; spider silk
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
carrying voice; well-projected voice
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
being startled; getting a shock
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
wandering (around); roaming; loitering; prowling; hanging around
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
place where one works; construction site; working area