icebreaker; breaking the ice
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
throat; important part; vital area
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
stone throwing; (throwing) stone
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
another; different; something else
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
repeated occurrence; frequently occurring
inspection; examination; check; checkpoint; screening; inspection (esp. by police or security)
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
transport; freight; shipping; moving (goods)
physical strength; muscle strength
passage; path; route; one's way
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
desperation; struggle to the death
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
covering (a loss, deficit, etc.); making up (for); compensating (for); supplementation
to offer for sale; to put on the market
dignity; majesty; sanctity
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to use and then throw away
one after another; in rapid succession
to fight to the last (death)
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
receiving; acceptance; reception; admission
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)