to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
hell on earth; living hell
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
(there is) no sign (of); leaving no trace; nowhere to be seen
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
from here; from this place
to summon courage; to be brave
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
model; prototype; archetype; (sewing) pattern
garbage truck; dustcart; waste collection vehicle
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
ratio; proportion; percentage
clothes; female genitals; vagina; calf; last (on the list); (at the) bottom
chamber maid; female servant; area around the hips; waist area
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
desirable prey; easy game; easy mark; easy prey; easy target
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
first rider in a charge; first (person) to arrive
to clatter; to rattle; to flap (noisily); to get in a panic; to get in a flap; to rush around
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
helping hand; help; support; aid
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to not take seriously; to take lightly
to run away; to flee; to escape; to make a getaway; to skedaddle
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
to brush off; to shake off
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
one-by-one; separately; in detail
have to do; must; should; ought to
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
valuable article; valuables
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow