difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
lamé (cloth made from gold or silver thread)
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
time for ...; time to ...; good time to ...; opportunity to ...; season
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryō system)
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
interruption; interference; butting in
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
great war; great battle; world war
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
motive power; driving force
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
test paper (e.g. litmus paper); test strip
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
intimidation; threat; bluster
heating power; thermal power; firepower
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
loud (criticism, protest, etc.); noisy; clamorous; boisterous; uproarious; fierce
to burrow through; to dig through
competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm
particulars; details; specified items
head; brains; intellect; understanding
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
each time it happens; at all such times
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
it's been a long time; long time no see