apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
a little bit; a little while
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
yeah; you're right; that's right
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
stone (used for throwing)
radical (of a kanji character)
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to look upwards; to look up
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
a cornered rat will bite a cat; despair turns cowards courageous
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions