electricity; (electric) light
force (bulldoze) one's way through
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
direct connection; direct link
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
in the meanwhile; during the time
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
lightning; electric illumination; light from an electric source
all parts; various parts; every department
(social) position; status
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
position on the fingerboard (of a shamisen, koto, etc.); vital point; crux
thread; 0.0001; one ten-thousandth
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
flustered; confused; panicked
covering; protection; backing; relief
being struck by lightning; torpedo attack
to stiffen; to become stiff
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up