clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
advantage; advantage (in soccer, rugby, etc.); advantage rule; advantage (in tennis)
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
difficult problem; challenge
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
completion; perfection; accomplishment
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
to compose; to put together
liking for; taste for; fondness for; to the liking of; favored by; popular with
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
to order; to command; to appoint
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to claim victims; to cause casualties
intelligence network; information network
rental car; rent-a-car; hire car; car rental agency; car hire agency; hire car agency
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)