one's hand; name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
hegemony; leadership; initiative
excellent plan; best policy
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
conscious; deliberate; intentional
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
glass bottle; glass jar; phial; vial
crash; smash; crunch; bang
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
the last moment; the very end
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
snake in one's bosom; treacherous friend
to have a pulse; to be alive; to have a chance; to be not altogether hopeless
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
covering for the back of the hand and wrist
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
repose of a soul; ceremony for the repose of a departed soul
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace