life or death; existence; destiny
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
in that way; like that; that way
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
expression; look; countenance; face
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
not sleeping a wink; wide awake all night; without moving
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
level ground; horizon; field of view
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
light trap (for killing insects)
veil of darkness; curtain of night
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to watch over; to watch attentively
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
frame (i.e. of a sliding door); crosspiece; bar; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); rung (of a ladder)