to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
school building; schoolhouse
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
contact; touch; contact lens
(quality of) signal reception
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
better than nothing; better than none at all
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
bursting and scattering; popping and being dispersed
armoured vehicle; armored vehicle
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
garden plant; garden tree; potted plant
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
(switched) on; being on the green (of one's ball)
semi-automatic (transmission, firearm, etc.)
bonnet; (car) hood; bonnet (hat)
to fire into; to shoot into
water vapour; water vapor; steam
to run up onto (e.g. sidewalk); to run aground; to be stranded
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
infrared rays; infrared radiation
suspension (in a vehicle)
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand