plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.); pick; drumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
top of the head; crown of the head; vertex; (the) parietal
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
person who gets lonely easily; person who does not like to be alone; person who craves company
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
coming out (disclosing one's sexual orientation or gender identity); revealing (e.g. something embarrassing); disclosure; announcement
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
order picking (taking goods from a warehouse to fulfil customer orders); lock picking; picking (a guitar, banjo, etc.)
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
harmless (remark, topic, etc.); inoffensive; safe; bland; neutral (attitude); noncommittal (reply)
unbearable to look at; too miserable (or awful) to watch; cannot bear to see
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
prefab; prefabrication; prefabricated building
garage; carport; depot (for trains, buses, etc.); shed; carbarn
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
to look stupid; to have a critical lack
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
homeless; homeless person
vagrant; vagabond; tramp; homeless person; hobo; bum
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom
and also; and on top of that; so (I take it that ...); then ...; (arch.) in that case; (arch.) if so
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
to rant and rave; to raise hell
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix