counter for choices, options, etc.
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
one's best interests; one's own good
being isolated and helpless; fighting (struggling) alone and unassisted
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to sit for an examination
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
I appreciate your efforts
reek of desperation; feeling of desperation
propulsive power; driving force
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
iron rust; iron hydroxide
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
identity or background check (often to see if someone is a burakumin)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
place for boarding vehicles; bus stop; bus terminal; railway platform; taxi stand; jetty
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle