worst; worst-case (scenario)
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
simmer; bubble out; flow out
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
mountain range; mountain belt
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
sleazebag; asshole; shithead; lowlife
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)
complete metamorphosis; holometabolism
incomplete metamorphosis; hemimetabolism
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
steep mountain; craggy mountain
in swarms; in great crowds
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
having children; attempting to conceive
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
password; watchword; motto; slogan
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
the whole day; all the day
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
an extra effort; going the extra mile; one final push
classmate; graduates in the same class; wrestlers who began their professional careers in the same tournament
study; research; investigation
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
ingredient; component; composition
last ray of hope; only hope
(in the) style of a gate; gate-equipped (house, shop, etc.); kanji "gate" radical (radical 169)
traveler; traveller; stranger
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit; succession; continuation; series
fishy; dubious; questionable; false-looking
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite