putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
presumption; assumption; estimation
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
near; close; beside; third person
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
feeling of disappointment; sense of dismay
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
breaking off an engagement