to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
newspaper reporter; print journalist
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colored; honey-coloured
leopard (Panthera pardus)
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
to jump up and down; to hop
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
overtaking; passing; pursuit (event)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to lure (someone) toward one; to lure (into); to entice
to run through; to run past
else; in addition; besides
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
exchange of blows; long rally
front kick (esp. martial arts)
pale; pallid; bluish-white
preliminary test or trial; tryout; workout; warm-up
to mark the end; to spell the end
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
wide (esp. of clothing); broad
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
origin; promotion; originator; promoter
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest