movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
good news; glad tidings; gospel (teachings or revelations of Christ)
sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sharp-witted; shrewd; clever
acceleration; speeding up
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to be mentally fatigued; to tired to the bone
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
(right at the) side; just beside
groan; moan; growl; snarl; hum (e.g. of a motor); buzz
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
to send flying with a kick
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
lightning strike; lightning bolt
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
mist form; atomized form; spray (form)
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to be clearly ahead of the competition; to stand out noticeably above one's rivals; to stand out from the crowd
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
reaching; attaining; arrival
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
cold-blooded person; heartless; coldhearted person
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
temporary; transitory; short-lived
leaving the front line; retiring from the game; deserting the battle