hesitation; indecision; vacillation
full view; plain sight; completely visible
ejection (of spent shell casings)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
ready with a rifle leveled
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
nonchalant air; unruffled air
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage
protracted war; war of attrition
anpan; bread roll filled with red bean paste
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
last night; yesterday evening
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
superb view; picturesque scenery
along; parallel to; in accordance with
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
sea breeze; salty wind; briny air
turning sideways; landscape orientation
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
regulation; adjustment; control
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner