to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
teatime; tea break; coffee break
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
one's way (ahead); one's path
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)
to project; to stick out; to stand out
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
though one didn't intend (expect) to
four (long cylindrical things)
to have luck on one's side; to get lucky; to have one's eyes bulge out of one's head (with surprise)
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
(single) bean; pea; something very small; tiny speck
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
going around; patrol; round; tour
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
outside the country; abroad
successive generations; successive emperors