to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
story; tale; talk; discussion
to drink up; to drain (cup)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
that day; the very same day
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
rather; better; instead; if anything
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
experience; being accustomed (to something); poise in a critical situation
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
commander; commanding officer; CO
to give directions; to issue instructions
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
fully prepared; all ready
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to turn completely into; to become completely
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
tacit; unspoken; implicit
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song