air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
for today; for the time being
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to blow out; to spout out
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
self-consciousness; self-awareness
first runner (in a relay race); top-class runner; vanguard (of a person); front line; top runner (system of benchmarking against best-in-class performance)
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
un-; non-; negative prefix
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
to hide; to conceal oneself
to lose sight of; to miss
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
chasing down and capturing (a criminal, etc.)
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
digging into (e.g. one's skin); cutting into; inroads (e.g. into a market); encroachment (e.g. on territory); deficit; loss
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)