putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
how many people; a number of people
firm; unshakeable; resolute
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor
work-related injury; work-related illness; work-related death; workers' compensation insurance
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
human relations; personal relationships
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side
outside the country; abroad
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to put into the mouth; to eat
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
shrill whistling sound; reddening or brightening slightly; rush of blood to the head
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
declining birth rate; decline in the number of children; sub-replacement fertility