to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
to pile up; to accumulate
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
to mind; to care; to worry
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
already; now; no longer; not any more
established (existing) policy (procedure(s))
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
objection; dissent; protest
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
concession; conciliation; compromise
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to accept; to receive; to agree
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)