barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
screw; propeller (e.g. on a ship)
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
pushing and shoving; jostling; hustling
willpower; energy; vitality
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
without delay; smoothly; without a hitch
paste; glue; clothing starch
bitter orange (Citrus aurantium); sour orange; Seville orange; orange (color, colour)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
heart; guts; nerve; central part
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
feminine handwriting; woman's hand
to burn (with jealousy, desire, etc.)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to die; to lay down life's burden
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
strong interaction; strong force
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
selection; choice; option
place; room; margin; scope
beginning of summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar