to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
not budging an inch; to stand one's ground
tedious; boring; being fed up with
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to be erected; to be built
prefab; prefabrication; prefabricated building
dilapidated house; deserted house
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
tackle (e.g. rugby); fishing tackle
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)