before it becomes (verb); before (an undesirable thing occurs)
to throw something to each other; to pass something back and forth; to bandy something around; to take part in a pitching duel
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
human wave attack; human wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
picking up; gathering; type-picking; walking
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
thoughtless; reckless; ordinary; usual; excessive; indiscriminate
from the viewpoint of; according to
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to suck; to draw out; to aspirate; to start to suck; to begin sucking
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to grow up; to become an adult
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
expressive power; inventiveness; creative power
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to rain incessantly; to downpour
more than usual (usu. time)
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
entertainment; amusement; fun
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound