difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to turn (around); to appropriate; to set aside for a purpose
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
to search for; to seek for; to look for
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
neglect; negligence; disregard; making light of
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to pay attention; to be watchful
biting (cold); severe; intense; piercing
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
to step firmly; to harden by treading
(metaphor for) something unusually fast; (lit.) fleeing hare
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
to entrust; to leave to a person
illustrated storybook with yellow covers (Edo period)
at the very least; at the very most; as a bare minimum; minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.)
good performance; good work; great success
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to be smeared; to be covered
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
acceleration; speeding up
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
(sink) deeply (into mud, snow, etc.); (thrust) deeply (into a soft object); (involved) too deeply (in a matter, relationship, etc.); drenched; soaked; (arch.) extremely (drunk)
to sink (into); to get depressed
bridge pier; pontoon bridge
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
to use up all one's strength
snakelike; snaky; serpentine