stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
preference; priority; precedence
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
operation; functioning; running
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to stop (plug) one's ears
trauma (usu. psychological)
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
an inch ahead; the immediate future
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to thrust away; to send flying
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
blow; hit (on the body); beating
long-distance arrow (archery)
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to turn upside down; to turn (face) downward
to continue to rain or snow
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline