(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
showing one's face in public; facing another person
duty; obligation; responsibility
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
outsider; someone outside of a group
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
to challenge (a person) to a fight
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
chance (of success); odds
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
each; (arch.) you (plural)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
cooperation; mutual aid (help)
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)