just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
conviction; belief; confidence
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
cavity; hollow; cave; hollow
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
little by little; bit by bit
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
full operation (e.g. of a factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
considerably; greatly; a lot
from the viewpoint of; according to
to burrow through; to dig through
to be led by; to be headed by
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
route; way; course; directions