knowing only too well; being fully aware of
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
safety zone; traffic island
to snap; to break (under pressure)
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
story; tale; talk; discussion
question; inquiry; enquiry
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
invisibly; secretly; privately
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
not having enough workers; being understaffed; having nothing one can do about something; having no options; no reason not to ...; can't afford not to
means; way; method; measure
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
(inflectional) ending of a word; end of a sentence
choices; alternatives; options
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
from now; from this moment; henceforth
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
villain; baddie; the villain's part
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
flat and smooth; unchanging; featureless; noppera-bō; humanoid creature with a flat, featureless face