to miss each other; to cross (in the post); to go astray; to go wrong
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
one revolution; one rotation
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
since when; from when; how long
publicist; public relations officer; press agent; propagandist; flack
to employ; to hire; to charter
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
third time lucky; third time's the charm
moment by moment; hour by hour
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
loud shout; excited cheering
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
confused; chaotic; jumbled; upside-down
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
something or other; somehow
cheering group; cheering squad
shout of joy; cry of pleasure; jubilant comments
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap