to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
lateral direction; horizontal direction; transverse direction; landscape orientation
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
two-way; bidirectional; interactive
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
the very best; excellent; superb
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards
somersault; looping-the-loop
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
one chance; only opportunity; maybe; perhaps; one-night stand
esophagus; oesophagus; gullet
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
election; selection; choice
impertinent; impudent; saucy; cheeky
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
attack; attack (on a difficult task); tackling; making an assault (on a summit); attack
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
shachihoko; shachi; mythical animal with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish; roof ornament in the shape of a shachihoko (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall)
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
all but dead; half killed
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize