dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
ability; performance; efficiency
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
custom; practice; convention; precedent
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
several years; a few years
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
confections; sweets; candy; cake
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)