skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to get slightly dirty (all over)
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
simply; merely; only; solely
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result
failure; mistake; blunder
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to fall flat; to fall face down
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
drama; play; powerful drug
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
falling to one's death; death from a fall
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all