when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to break the silence; to break one's silence
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
depending on the situation; depending on circumstances
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
correction; rectification; mending; repair
everything; anything; nothing
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
to see well in the dark; to have good night vision
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to undermine; to sap; to dig away