urgent report; urgent message
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
as usual; as is one's habit
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
god of war; (fig.) war hero
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
fifth day of the month; five days
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
for example; for instance; e.g.
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)