measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
beforehand; in advance; previously
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to straighten up; to sit upright
rumbling; (ringing) cadence
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to become dim; to become blurred
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to become settled; to be fixed
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
to squash; to crush; to flatten
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
(turned out) all right in the end
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
pale; pallid; bluish-white
human pillar; human sacrifice
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
day after day; day by day