major incident; major happening; big scandal
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
tone (of voice); manner of talking
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
contraction; narrowing; stricture; stenosis
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
live coverage; on-the-spot telecast
notice; attention; observation
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
to keep standing; to stand motionless
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
climbing to the summit; summiting
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
refutation; rebuttal; retort
final; eventual; ultimate