suddenly; abruptly; quickly
medicine; drug; chemical (agent); chemicals
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
fantastical idea; fanciful notion; bizarre thought
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
big problem; major issue; big controversy
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
persecution complex; delusion of persecution; paranoia
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
hole; hole; cup; (electron) hole
several people; a few people
bronze statue; bronze sculpture
corridor; hallway; passageway
room behind the curtain of a noh stage, where the actors prepare; greenroom (noh); (lit.) mirror room; hall of mirrors (at Versailles)
detour; circumvention; turning movement
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
number of times; frequency; count
hanging garden; hanging gardens
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently