all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
even though; despite; when
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
urgent; requiring quick (response)
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to drink up; to drain (cup)
to peel; to skin; to pare
pale; pallid; bluish-white
stout; well-fleshed; well-padded; plump
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
shyness; bashfulness; shame
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
endless; boundless; everlasting
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
trifling matter; urination; urine
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
an issue being settled; a case being closed
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
piling shame on top of shame
pleasant feeling; good feeling
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
to put an end (to); to close the books (on)
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut