existential threat; life-or-death crisis
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
research; study; investigation
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
does not; can not; will not
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
social; societal; societary
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
ignorant of the ways of the world
society; public; community; social studies
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to subsist; to keep on living
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
don't worry; no worries; never mind
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
time; hour; period; class
clearing one's throat; cough