state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
to all come in (e.g. teeth); to all come out (e.g. seedlings, flowers)
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
stillness; rest; being stationary; standing still; coming to a standstill
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
beyond that point; after that
towering; astonishingly high
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
to stare back at; to look back at
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to cease; to stop; to be over
interval; break; rift (in clouds)
final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue
to pair up; to form a pair; to mate; to copulate; (arch.) to fix (an arrow to the string); (arch.) to place outriders on the left and right
one day; (on) a certain day
to burst open; to pop; to split
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to accept; to receive; to agree
(cutting down) one after another; left and right; in quick succession; flapping (of a large bird's wings)
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
memory; sense; experience