Aton (Egyptian sun god); Aten
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
difficult problem; challenge
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to exercise one's authority (over); to influence; to glare (at); to scowl; to glower
that's right; yes; uh-huh
immediately; at once; instantly
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
iron man; strong man; (steel-clad) robot
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
defense; defence; defensive preparations
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
nothing but; except; no more than
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
it's better to be rough and ready than slow and elaborate
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
starvation; famine; hunger
epidemic; plague; pestilence