(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
natural airhead; person prone to making silly mistakes
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
love affair; love relationship
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
maintenance; preservation; improvement
particularly; only; in the case of
forcibly; against one's will
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
hallway slippers; indoor shoes
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
corridor; hallway; passageway
stairs; stairway; staircase
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
interior angle; internal angle; inside corner
to attack; to assault; to assail
to go ahead; to pull ahead
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
alone; by oneself; on one's own
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox