to rock; to shake; to swing
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal
just one person; only one
Battle Royale (novel by Koushun Takami, 1999; film, 2000)
when it becomes; when it comes to
remains; corpse; (dead) body
to be tear-stained; to have one's face covered with tears
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
small silk wrapper; small cloth for wiping tea utensils; crepe wrapper
to hand over; to surrender
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
preparation; provision; guarding
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different