how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
while; even though; despite
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
(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 be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
at first; in the beginning; originally
a handful (of); small amount (of); small number (of); trouncing; crushing
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
lifetime; one's whole life; all through life
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
to succeed in doing; to see through; to manage to do; to finish doing
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
too (much); overly; excessively
a cornered rat will bite a cat; despair gives courage to a coward
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
golden child; promising young talent; (lit.) gold egg; golden egg; gold mine; cash cow
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
disclosure; exposure; revelation
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
desperation; self-abandonment
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
to come back (to); to return to a starting point