life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
use; utilization; utilisation; application
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
one's own child; one's own children
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
part-time lecturer; contract teacher
gazing at; staring at fixedly; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
any beech tree of genus Castanopsis; chinquapin; chinkapin