safety zone; traffic island
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
assistance; backing; reinforcements
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
labour and management; labor and management
outside a car (train, bus, etc.)
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
to shout (in anger); to yell
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); coarse; catching fish with a net
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
leaving everything up to someone else
logistical support; combat service support
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
handyman; utility man; odd-job man
jack of all trades, master of none
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
foxes and tanuki; sly fellow; deceiver
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
hunting gun (usu. shotgun or rifle)
on the occasion of; at the time of; when; during
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
to remain married for life; to live as a married couple until death; to succeed in marrying
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachi-gokko; Edo-period children's game in which two players alternately pinch the back of the other's hands and stack them on top of each other while saying "itachi-gokko, nezumi-gokko"
to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to follow (someone) around; to cling (to); to dog; to hound; to harry; to pursue
otherwise; or else; if not
permanent; perpetual; lasting
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)