to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
hills and fields; countryside
leading; guiding; commanding
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
nice; good; well-executed
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
stomach (esp. a pig's stomach or a cow's rumen); pork stomach
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
desperately; for one's dear life
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
everything; anything; nothing
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)