failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
to be at a loss for words
to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press
solution; solution strategy
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
inside one's heart; in one's mind
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
sincere; earnest; serious
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
danger; peril; hazard; risk
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
likability; favorability; popularity
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money