putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
calm; composed; leisurely
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
tone (of voice); manner of talking
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to stiffen; to become stiff
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate