(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
chance (of success); odds
terrain; geographical features; topography
consideration; taking into account
difference; variation; difference
difficult to ...; hard to ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
question; inquiry; enquiry
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
means; way; method; measure
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
overconcentration (esp. of population, cultural and political institutions, etc. in Tokyo); heavy concentration
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
long ago; a long time ago; already
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
practical problem; practical matter
murder; homicide; manslaughter
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
worship (esp. Christian); (church) service
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage
do-or-die game; crucial contest
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
that's the way it is; such is life
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)