unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
uncertainty; transiency; impermanence; mutability
cloudiness; turbidity; nebula (medical)
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
become dry and rough (e.g. skin)
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
(for the) first time in one's life
even scale; equilibrium; balance; equalization; equalisation
defensive perimeter; defence line; defense line; precaution; safeguard; safety measure
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to balance the accounts; to make consistent; to make coherent
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
accident; disaster; incident; uprising; emergency
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
elopement; running away with a lover
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to go out and away; to leave
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
to appease; to suppress; to calm
to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
to try all possible means
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
leaving a matter to chance
bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)