to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
to turn against; to become an enemy
difference; disparity; gap
criminal; culprit; offender; rogue
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
(with) only the clothes one happens to wear
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
adverse circumstances; adversity
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
timewise; temporal; chronal