position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
older sister; elder sister
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
to become pale; to turn pale
carrier pigeon; homing pigeon
context (of a passage); line of thought; context (of a matter, event, etc.); circumstances; background
so; therefore; and; (and) then
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
otherwise; if not; or else
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
just the other day; quite recently
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
failure story; horror story
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
to crouch; to squat; to cower
safety; welfare; well-being
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out