to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
to beat to death; to kill
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
fire brigade; fire company
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
that's true; of course; obviously
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
near; nearby; not far off
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
self-defense; self-defence
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit