putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
memory; sense; experience
devotion; attachment; infatuation
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
talk; conversation; dialogue
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
head; brains; intelligence
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
little finger; pinky; little toe
to be entwined; to be involved
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
flesh-and-blood; human; warm; compassionate; (lit.) blood-circulating
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
networking; making contacts
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
having a crush on someone; flushing
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-