to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
preliminary arrangements; spade work
switching over to; migration; transition
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to have meaning; to be meaningful
being bad at communication; being unsociable
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
drone; unmanned aircraft; drone
intelligence gathering; information gathering
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
training; drill; practice; discipline
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
incident; affair; happening; event
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
rip-off; unfair overcharging; clip joint
much less; to say nothing of
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
preliminary investigation; preparation
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough