to survive a life-threatening situation; to be out of danger
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to escape death; to be saved from death
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
loud criticism; torrent of criticism; fierce denouncement (from many people); uproarious outcry
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
neglecting; ignoring; paying no attention to; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
hesitation; hindrance; washroom
person concerned; interested party; related party
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
reopening; resumption; restarting
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
to cry out in one's sleep (e.g. from having a nightmare); to moan (in anguish) in one's sleep
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
Japanese national (esp. abroad); fellow countryman
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
to report; to inform; to repay; to return; to requite
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
in one's own way or style
very much; very many; more and more
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to hate the very sight (of); to hold a grudge (against); to treat (someone) like an enemy; to bear constant enmity (towards); to be gunning for; to have it in for
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise