given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
wastebasket; wastepaper basket
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
to be dead; to be lifeless
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
fall; drop; descent; coming down
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
deputy head teacher; vice principal
successive generations; successive emperors
counter for books; volume
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
Tepra (tape printing machine)
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
spine (of book); binding (of book)
by today; before the day is over
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
to order; to command; to appoint
completely; fully; entirely
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over