unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
insurance; guarantee; warranty
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
way out; means to escape; escape route
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
guess; speculation; supposition
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
danger; peril; hazard; risk
without cause; without reason
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
Wakasa (former province located in the south of present-day Fukui Prefecture)
first of all; in the first place
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
pretending to obey but secretly betraying (someone)
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
an army; the whole army; the entire force; first team; first-string players; the cool kids
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
competent; suitable; qualified
near oneself; close to one; familiar
cake or snack served with tea
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances