secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
incident; affair; happening; event
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day; (lit.) fleeing is winning
a wise man keeps away from danger
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to pull apart; to separate; to draw; to tie (a game)
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 be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
it is not (like that) either
go that far; to that extent
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote