one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
to make an onslaught (on); to close in (on)
revival; restoration; resuscitation
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
one's wife and mistress(es)
under custody; under supervision; undecided match; draw; tie
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
arrival of the ideal time (for); arrival of an opportunity (to)
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
balmy breeze; summer breeze
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
confirmation; certification; ascertainment
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
both bare shoulders; stripped to the waist
hatchet; axe; wood-chopping; wood-splitting
March; third month of the lunar calendar
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
outrider; herald; rikishi who leads the yokozuna to the ring prior to his ring-entering ceremony
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up