adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
next term; next period; next version; next release
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
estrangement; alienation; disaffection
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
news; word; tidings; omen
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
poisoning; kill by poison
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
continuation; succession; series
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
throwing stone; sling stone; slingshot; pellet; pebble; small rock
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline