death by heatstroke; heat-related death
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about
to jump upon (a moving object)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
here and there; everywhere
to cease; to stop; to be over
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
last ray of hope; only hope
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
prompt efficiency; immediate effectivity
lightly; easily; carelessly
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
standing firm; holding out
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
nine parts; nine percent; almost