to part left and right; to open out
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
styrofoam; styrene foam; expanded polystyrene
lightly; easily; carelessly
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to leap back; to jump back
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
learning by watching others; learning by imitation
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
(not) a single person; (no) one
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
going straight on; going straight ahead
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
gossip; corner of the mouth
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
sense of loss; feeling of loss
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
duty; function; office; mission; task
after the end (of something); post-
too many options making selection difficult; truth being hard to find as paths to it proliferate
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
to fall on one's backside