I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
infection; contagion; becoming infected
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
brief moment; blink of an eye (time span)
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
to step over or across; to overcome
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
to call in; to invite; to bring in
clinic; medical office; infirmary
to sleep like a log; to sleep like a baby
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
old friend; old acquaintance
do not enter; no entry; wrong way
endless; boundless; everlasting
judgment; judgement; discernment
manly; masculine; like a man
wicked tongue; abusive language
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
countermeasure; counter-measure
confusion; mixing; merger
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
commuting to school; school commute
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back