metallic sound; metallic clank
hostility; antagonism; opposition
(occurring) in a chain reaction; chain-like; sequential
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
seven (long cylindrical things)
famous sword; excellent sword
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
principle; aim; main purpose; central part; pillar
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
in the future; another day; later
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
one line; one streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident)
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
(national) capital (city); metropolis
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)