to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
danger; peril; hazard; risk
adjoining each other; next to each other; being in close proximity to something; being constantly exposed to (danger, etc.)
going backward; turning back; backtracking; regression; retrogression; relapse
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
putting into operation; invocation
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (forever); to continue to conceal
war; fighting; fierce competition
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
how much; how many; to what extent
to lend an ear to; to listen to
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
way; method; means; resource; course
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?