so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
introduction; outline; general remarks
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
macro; macro (instruction)
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
heated argument; heated discussion; heated debate
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
charm; incantation; spell; code that is not (yet) necessary to understand; required boilerplate code
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
touch; touching; being involved in; touch (of a painter, pianist, etc.); style (of writing, drawing, etc.); tag
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat
without trouble; easily; readily
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
hateful; detestable; loathsome
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
without; but if; otherwise; or else
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
secondhand book; ancient book; antiquarian books
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
reutilization; reapplication
impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order