sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
death by suffocation; death by choking
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
flight; desertion; escape
course; route; path; process; stages
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
sea god; Poseidon; Neptune; sea; ocean
continuation; succession; series; continuous
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
feeling keenly; fully realizing
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
to be worried; to be troubled
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
tilefish (Branchiostegus spp.); blanquillo; horse-head fish
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
living thing; organism; creature; biology
(on) land; ground; shore; track and field; athletics
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine