not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
man; male; masculine gender
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to get one's head around; to think about
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
index finger; forefinger; second toe
river; stream; River; the ... river
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
blur; blurred; indistinct
bet; wager; stake; gamble
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
changing clothes; change of clothes
to have one's eye caught on something; to have one's attention drawn to something
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
supercompensation; overcompensation
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
reliance; trust; faith; confidence