frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
site; point on a map; spot
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to pound away; to hit at random; to hit ceaselessly
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
hit (of a bullet, shell, etc.); impact
to fall off; to tumble down
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
to differ; to vary; to disagree
coincident with; while; simultaneously
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
flight; desertion; escape
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
layout map; block plan; layout plan
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
group; bunch; crowd; group
strength; power; proficiency; ability
substantial matter; significant item
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality