current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
to spring at; to leap upon
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to lose one's footing; to slip
hard blow; crushing blow; severe attack
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
surface; appearances; exterior
leak; leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
lever used to control the speed of a train
end; close; conclusion; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to criticize; to point out faults; to speak ill of
not understanding; not knowing
sudden braking; slamming on the brakes
estimate (of costs); budget
old wound; scar; unpleasant past experience; painful memory; past misdeed
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
evacuation route; escape route (for evacuees)
to look up; to face upwards; to turn one's face upwards
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
scene of an accident; crash site; accident scene
to reinsert; to put in again; to refocus (one's mind); to renew (one's resolve); to pour again (e.g. tea); to brew afresh
(television, radio, etc.) receiver
fault; trouble; damage (to a part of the body); injury; problem; hitch
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon