to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
climax; peak; zenith; apex
due form; official; formality
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
working adult; full-fledged member of society
independent business; self-employment
to be flexible; to be accommodating
generation; the world; the age
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
don't let your guard down; carelessness is the great enemy; danger comes soonest when it is despised
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
to be born; to come into this world
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
without leaving any trace