the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
with a bonk; with a thump; with a klunk; with a rap
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
pointing and calling (occupational safety method)
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
morning glow; sunrise colors; sunrise colours
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
low-priced; cheap; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; link back to discussion group, bulletin board, etc. posting
here and there; in places
elbowing (someone); rejection; rebuff
joint; link; knot; tie-together point
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
reclaimed land; cleared land; area opened for development
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
from the beginning; from scratch
coolie; laborer; labourer; carrier
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
footpath; walkway; sidewalk; pavement
unclean; dirty; bathroom; toilet (room); (arch.) menstruation; (arch.) menses
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
miser; penny-pincher; one who makes nigirizushi, etc.; handle; grip
to beat; to batter; to pummel
to abandon; to throw away; to discard; to forsake
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
worthless thing; trivial thing
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
analepticum; restorative medicine
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
stepwise; one step at a time