life or death; existence; destiny
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
those (near the second person)
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to call out; to ask someone to come
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
please (give me); please (do for me)
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
marriage proposal; marriage talks
story; tale; talk; discussion
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to negotiate; to settle a matter; to arrange
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with