stubborn (obstinate) father; pig-headed old man
cold-blooded person; heartless; coldhearted person
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
stationing (troops); occupancy
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
(on the) net; (on the) Internet; (on the) Web
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
to challenge (a person) to a fight
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
outsider; someone outside of a group
power; authority; jurisdiction
obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
healthy; sound; wholesome
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
coating (esp. lacquering)
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
critical moment; do-or-die situation
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity