undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
just managing; with great difficulty
desperation; struggle to the death
losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
base (military, expedition, etc.); enthusiast; maniac; fanatic
fur seal (esp. the northern fur seal, Callorhinus ursinus); Alaskan fur seal
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to blow in the opposite direction; to revive
(for) the time being; (for) the present; immediate; present; (for) some time (after); checking account
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
along (a wall, river, railroad tracks, etc.); alongside; following
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
end of a road; end of a street
primeval forest; virgin forest