individual; private person; personal; natural person
to hide; to keep to oneself
departure; leaving; setting off
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
navigator; host (of a TV show, etc.); hostess; MC
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to watch for an unguarded moment
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
dependability; credibility; coefficient of confidence
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to knock down; to utterly defeat
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to abandon; to throw away; to discard; to forsake
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
to be injured; to sustain a wound
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
(opening) with a clatter; loudly; flinging (open); (changing) completely; dramatically; suddenly
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to be dispersed; to get separated
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
unsafe; insecure; careless; dangerous; incautious; imprudent