brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
offense and defense; offence and defence
to sustain a serious wound
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
syringe; hypodermic needle; injector
foreign matter; impurities
pillbug; pill bug; woodlouse; sowbug; sow bug; slater
to feel depressed; to be down
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
remaining; left-over; excess
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
foobar-style name for a dummy variable
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
main road; main thoroughfare
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
special precautions; special vigilance
medical care; medical treatment
group; party; team; squad; section
(squad of) police; police force
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
unheard-of; unprecedented
firefight; gun battle; shoot-out
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
keirin; cycle racing event, usu. 2km with a paced start and sprint finish
kyōtei; boat race; hydroplane racing event and gambling sport in Japan
flat out (of); completely empty; out of money; penniless; broke
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess