danger; peril; hazard; risk
machine; race car; racing motorcycle
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
reality; actuality; hard fact
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
decision; determination; resolution
to hide; to keep to oneself
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
great success; huge success