taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
some (at the start of a number in place of a digit)
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
scissors (in rock-paper-scissors)
waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors)
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
almost; roughly; approximately
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
reality; actuality; hard fact
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
even more; still more; further
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
somehow; for some reason or other
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
not understanding; not knowing
speech; expression; wording; language
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs