crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
reality; actuality; hard fact
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
sturdy spirit; bold; daring; brave; valiant; undaunted
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
Silla (ancient Korean kingdom; 57 BCE-935 CE)
situation; developments; outcome
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
to tell; to announce; to declare; to pass (a sentence); to order
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure
long-awaited; much-awaited
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
a wise idea; polite reference to another's consideration
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
worry; mental agony; heartache