witnessing; observing; sighting
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
prospects of victory; chances of success
to escape from; to get out
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
large size (paper, book, etc.); ōban; large oval gold coin used in the Edo period
belief; faith; conviction
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
writing something on commission; newly written text
(our) company; (my) company; small company; small shrine
tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume
ebook; e-book; electronic book; digital book
double circle (indicating "very good" on a piece of school work)
link; directory entry; rink
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting