panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
to take someone's life; to kill someone
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
too (much); overly; excessively
to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
to hide; to conceal oneself
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
covered in mud; mud-caked
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
for dear life; barely escaping alive
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
being produced in a particular region; local specialty
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
alert status; emergency alert