drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
unexpectedly; surprisingly
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to chase; to run after; to pursue
(divine) providence; dispensation
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
lonesome; lonely; forlorn
scene; view; prospect; outlook
(dead) end; end of the line
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
to grimace; to make a wry face
time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
investigator; interrogator
to rush over; to run up to
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in