sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
one's specialty; one's forte; specialty of a kabuki school
and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that
stealthily; secretly; in secret
preventive measure; precautionary measure
directionality; directivity
frilled lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii); frill-necked lizard
catfight; fight between women
Felidae (family comprising the cats)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
equality; impartiality; evenness
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
optimization; optimisation
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
visual hallucination; vision
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
verbalizing; putting into words
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
should do; ought to do; must do
delay; putting off; procrastination
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
special effects; SFX; tokusatsu (genre of live-action film or television drama that makes heavy use of special effects, e.g. Godzilla)
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
football juggling; soccer ball juggling; lifting (in a rugby line-out); (breast) lifting surgery
severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse
to be able to manage somehow or another
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
being doxxed; being doxed; having one's personal information revealed online (against one's will)
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public