last resort; desperate measure taken under the pressure of necessity
item; article; dish; course; finest item
palanquin; litter; bier; kago
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
innumerable; countless; numberless
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
dyeing; dyed goods; goods to be dyed
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
tortoiseshell (of the hawksbill turtle); bekko; tortoiseshell (esp. of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle)
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
breastplate; chest protector; bib
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
bubblingly; foamingly; sinking or rising while giving off bubbles; cute and chubby; pudgy; puffed up
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
drinker; person who can hold their drink
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
light blue; pale blue; aqua
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off