to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
emergency staircase; emergency stairs
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
such; this sort of; like this
loveable; very likeable; like very much
essence; true nature; substance; reality
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
payment of a sum twice the original; giving back a gift double the value of the one received; repaying twofold; inflicting a revenge twice as hurtful (painful, costly, etc.) as the original misdeed
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
something going right into or coming right out of a place where it fits snugly
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
great difference; major mistake
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
registration; accession; register; entry; record
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn