the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
to burst open; to pop; to split
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
belligerence; fighting spirit
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
doctor's office; medical office; sickbay
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
making different (comic) faces, esp. using small props
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
senior; elder; person older than oneself