in search of; in order to look for
hard to see; indistinct; obscure; painful to look at
very likely; very probable
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to make one's way into; to push one's way into; to force one's way though; to push through
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to fall flat; to fall face down
to fail; to mess up; to bungle; to screw the pooch
to be injured; to sustain a wound
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
wounded person; injured person
paper-covered lamp or lantern
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
climbing a slope (hill); ascending a hill
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
shaking (e.g. a container); milkshake; shake
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
(opening of a) wound; cut
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
to brush off; to shake off
flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange; (one's) skin color; skin colour; skin tone
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry