not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
ultimate; final; last; eventual
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
catastrophe-level; catastrophical
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
command; lead; generalship; leadership
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
only the results matter; it's all about the results
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
sword skills; swordsmanship
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
available; enabled; can be used; may be used
to triumph; to be elated with success
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
to finish reading; to read through
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to cause someone's death; to cause someone to die; to kill
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on