to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to hold fast; to protect to the end
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
eagle (Accipitridae family)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
(something) so small; so little; trifling
momentum; amount of exercise
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
weird; disgusting; sickening
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
to shave off; to scrape off
to the left (in location); left of center (politically); left-leaning; tending to the left
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
going straight on; going straight ahead
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
collapse; break; cave-in; market decline; market crash
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
tips of one's hair; hair ends
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with