to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
process; course; mechanism
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
(necessary) personnel; required person
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
following one's master into the grave; committing suicide after one's lord has died
minimum; at the very least
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
complete change; about-face
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to find out; to discover; to locate
to explain; to dispel doubts
when it becomes; when it comes to
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver