just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
strongest ever; most powerful in history
to intervene; to stop (something)
quarrel; dispute; argument
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to be born under a (certain) star; to be born with a certain destiny; to be fated
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
close; intimate; on good terms
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
stretcher; litter; gurney
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
trip abroad; overseas travel
female high school student
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
watchful waiting; careful supervision
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
intelligence gathering; information gathering
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
to be completely weakened; to be utterly exhausted; to be worn out; to be completely at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be greatly annoyed (by)
to turn completely into; to become completely
chance (of success); odds