countermeasure; counter-measure
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
dealing with; coping with
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
equality; impartiality; evenness
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
one's assessment of the situation
error; mistake; slip; bug
worst; worst-case (scenario)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
duty; obligation; responsibility
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
conscious; deliberate; intentional
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
insight; power of observation
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
losing one's fighting spirit; losing the will to fight; losing heart
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth