to backfire; to have a harmful result
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
loading; charging; filling
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
motorcycle; motorbike; bike; bicycle
meter; gauge; metre (unit of length); meter; animator
liquid-crystal display; LCD
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
by all means; at all costs
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
unseasonable; out-of-season
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
along (a wall, river, railroad tracks, etc.); alongside; following
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
clothes; clothing; garments
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush