violent explosion; bursting
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
close call; narrow margin; the eleventh hour
coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
already completely (did, happened, etc.); already entirely
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
consideration; taking into account
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
advance; moving forward; progress
to pitch forward; to fall forward
being too late; losing one's final chance
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
frame-by-frame playback; frame advance; frame-by-frame advance; film drive (camera)
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
to tumble down; to roll down
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
with no effort at all; easily
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
store; shop; establishment; restaurant