guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
strained back; slipped disk; lumbosacral strain
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
shopping; purchased goods
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
will not do; do not; does not
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to cause someone to worry
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
condition; state (of health); appearance
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to apologize; to apologise
back off!; leave me alone!
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly