reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to be lacking in options; to be too few
cavity; hollow; cave; hollow
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
along; parallel to; in accordance with
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
seashore; coast; seaside; waterfront; beach
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
profiting while others fight; (lit.) fisherman's profit
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
water's edge; beach; foreshore
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
good policy; wise policy; best plan
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
hopeless; good-for-nothing; incorrigible; foolish; preposterous; absurd
discretion; judgement; judgment
clear; precise; definite; distinct
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
freely; frankly; without reserve
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
on the occasion of; at the time of
defense; defence; fielding