to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
even for an instant; even as a joke
to serve; to work for; to attend
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
all; entire; whole; altogether
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
reality; actuality; hard fact
inside one's heart; in one's mind
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
evading blame for a transgression by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; (lit.) a skink lizard's shedding of its tail
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
offender; criminal; culprit
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
settlement; solution; resolution
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
as time passes; with the passing of time; with time
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus