advisory level (1-5, 5 being the most severe); warning level
saber (cavalry sword); sabre
maintenance; preservation; improvement
at once; immediately; right now
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
research; study; investigation
surgical method; operative method; surgical technique; technique; mechanism of a jutsu
to compose; to put together
taking over (another's debt, work); shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to lure (someone) toward one; to lure (into); to entice
prisoner (of war); POW; captive
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to land (a fish); to catch; to reel in
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
not yet known; unknown; strange
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
a cornered rat will bite a cat; despair gives courage to a coward
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
risky; dangerous; insecure
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all