that gentleman; that lady; he; she
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
inattention; absent-mindedness
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
drinking party; banquet; feast
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
God's name; Christ's name
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
to keep (something) a close secret; to hide (the truth, one's pain, etc.); to keep hidden
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
schedule; program; calendar
eternity; perpetuity; permanence
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
to work without sleep or rest
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
savage; wild; unruly; to behave roughly; to get wild
to be affected; to put on airs; to pose
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
cold-bloodedness; coldheartedness
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
river; stream; River; the ... river
source of river; fountainhead
hastily constructed; hastily built; made in a hurry; jerry-built; makeshift
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
to crouch; to squat; to cower
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might