error; fumble that leads to failing to put out a runner
usually; under usual circumstances
cracker; party popper; cracker; cracker
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
somehow; for some reason or other
big problem; major issue; big controversy
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
running as fast as one can
to wring the neck; to strangle
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
outer ring; external ring; rim (of a wheel); paddle wheel; out-toe walking; duck-footed walking
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart