decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to watch over; to watch attentively
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
instead; but (on the other hand)
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
outbreak of war; starting a war
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
other side; opposite side; other party
piece; fragment; one (object)
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)