while I have the opportunity (I'd also like to say ...); by the way; incidentally; in passing
have to do; must; should; ought to
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
uneven temper; caprice; whim
to joke around; to do and say ridiculous things
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to insist on one's own ideas; to have one's own way
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. in boxing, baseball)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
exploitation; overuse; abuse
infiltration; permeation; exudation; percolation; effusion; extraction
having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant
public power; governmental authority
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
to ask for directions; to ask the way
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
before the gate; in front of the gate
Oriental country; the Orient
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
consequently; as a result
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
being a mystery (due to conflicting testimony); being unknown; (lit.) in a grove
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen
principal occupation; core business
emotional scars; mental trauma
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption