before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
long military service; having experienced many battles
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to follow advice; to act upon advice
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
utter gutsiness; plenty of guts; grit
surprising; shocking; jaw-dropping
to repeat; to be frequent
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to chase after two hares; to try and do two things at the same time
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
unable to move; held up; swamped; stuck between a rock and a hard place
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
starting (construction) work
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
Hold up!; Hands up!; to hold up
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
drinking and vomiting; coming and going
or; OR (Boolean operator)
will; intent; desire; will; testament
small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings
shot (in films); shot (of alcohol); hitting a ball (e.g. in tennis); shoot (in basketball)