suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
but; however; provided that
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
to ask a question; to ask questions
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
depiction; description; portrayal
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
for dear life; barely escaping alive
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
block (of wood); chip; splinter
drifting; drift; being adrift
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
stealthily; secretly; in secret
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
war situation; progress of a battle
to telephone; to make a phone call
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to anticipate; to foresee