medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
surely (not); certainly (not)
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
danger; peril; hazard; risk
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
after that; afterwards; thereafter
one's physical safety; personal security
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
failure; mistake; blunder
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
(dead) end; end of the line
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
choices; alternatives; options
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
although I say; although one might say; although called
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
written oath; covenant; pledge
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
knowing; (an) acquaintance
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
to stare back at; to look back at