last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
wildcard; storm card; gaji; extra card (in hanafuda, kabufuda, etc.; sometimes depicting an ogre); joker; blank card
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
big talk; boasting; bragging
one's share; one's portion
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
delicate technique (in sumo, judo, etc.); little trick; subtle maneuver
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
spatial awareness; spatial perception
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
home page; web page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (in snowboarding, skateboarding, etc.); hit point
letting (someone) die without helping
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
depending on; dependent upon; relying on
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to be filled to bursting; to burst
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light