stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
how; in what way; how about; questionable
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
the art of giving a brief glimpse (of skin, underwear, etc.)
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
taste; liking; preference
misuse; incorrect use; abuse; malapropism
correction; revision; amendment
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
to have sexual intercourse
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
reading too much into things
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
influenced (by); under an influence
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major