frame-by-frame playback; frame advance; frame-by-frame advance; film drive (camera)
perception; sensation; awareness
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
slow motion (video); moving slowly; moving leisurely
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
emotional strength; force of will
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
deed; act; work; performance
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
being independent; becoming independent; standing on one's own feet (without the use of crutches, etc.)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
to mix; to blend; to combine
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to pierce through; to break through
suddenly; all of a sudden
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run