desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
caw caw; sound made by crows; crow
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
as you see; as you can see
villager; village folk; countryfolk
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
somehow; for some reason or other
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to kill by burning to death
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
survival; survivor; relic
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?