beauty parlour; beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
truancy; school non-attendance
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage; half (of a game); halfback; 9-hole half (of a round)
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
(a matter of) chance; fortune (of a given time); force of the times
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
decider; person who decides; decisive factor; clincher; key
sounding each other out; probing each other
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
that kind; competition; match
icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); (arch.) ice
to launch a surprise attack
blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
undressed concrete; unfaced concrete; (golf) driving range
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
attenuation; damping; decay
visual confirmation; sighting
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation