grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
communication skills; communication ability
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
dispute; conflict; trouble; unrest; strife
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
Near Threatened (conservation status); NT; New Testament; nuchal translucency
opening and shutting; opening and closing
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)
sign; mark; marker; marker
opposite lane; oncoming lane; opposite side of the road
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
toppling sideways; turning sideways; falling over sideways; barrel roll
to start sliding; to begin to slide; to begin to slip; to make a start; to start (off); to get under way
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
car (running) on the opposite lane; oncoming car; oncoming traffic
going straight on; going straight ahead
sideslip; skid; shifting to another post (at the same level); sideways move (at a company); sliding sideways down a slope
to run up onto (e.g. sidewalk); to run aground; to be stranded
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
stop (bus, tram, etc.); station; stopping place
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat