fumi-e; fumie; tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample; allegiance test; loyalty test
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
to turn completely into; to become completely
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to care for someone; to look after someone
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
of course; certainly; naturally
unheard-of; unprecedented
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
presence (impressive quality)
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
relative weight; lightness and heaviness; relative importance; gravity
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
thousands; several thousand
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
good feeling; feeling good
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
win or lose; sink or swim; make or break; all or nothing
to happen to meet; to come across
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
to subsist; to keep on living
implication; significance; connotation; depth of meaning; complications of a problem
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
gem; jewel; precious stone
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
with that; on that note; altogether; ending at that point; cut off there
to mark the end; to spell the end