end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
kitchen; financial situation; finances
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
assembling (in full force); muster; lining up; gathering; getting together
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to long (for); to yearn (for); to love ardently; to do eagerly; to do with restless anticipation
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
single word; a few words; brief comment
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
electricity; (electric) light
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
dull sound; muffled sound
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...