dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
way; method; means; resource; course
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
in this way; thus; such; uh...
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
tool; implement; means; furniture
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to palm off; to force a sale