(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to attack; to assault; to assail
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
to raid; to launch an attack; to invade
around the world; throughout the world
piece of cake; a walk in the park
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
to write ruby characters (small furigana above or beside kanji)
spiritual; religious song; spiritual
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
to be smart; to be cool; to be sharp; to be stylish
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate