defense; defence; safeguard; protection
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
continuation; succession; series; continuous
prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)
technique; art; skill; move
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
to speak; to say; to vocalize
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
union; combination; conjugation (of gametes); sexual intercourse; copulation
close; intimate; on good terms
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
fighting sport; combat sport; martial art
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
flight; desertion; escape
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)