to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
to grudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
inexperienced person; novice; greenhorn; green hand
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
so-wa-ka; well said; so be it
such; like that; in that way
to like; to love; to be fond of
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to search for a way out of a potentially fatal situation; to seek for a way out of a desperate situation
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
sleeping place; bedroom; bedchamber
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
marriage proposal; marriage talks
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
retainer; vassal; servant
sound of a gunshot; report of a gun
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
thousands; several thousand
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
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
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer