(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to pair up; to form a pair; to mate; to copulate; (arch.) to fix (an arrow to the string); (arch.) to place outriders on the left and right
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
worker; breadwinner; supporter; able person; able man; productive worker
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to run down (stairs, etc.)
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
to collapse; to flop (onto)
to throw at; to turn; to raise
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to call together; to convene
group; party; team; squad; section
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
mobilization; mobilisation
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
(carved) statue; sculpture
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser; (lit.) the far-off bark of a retreating dog
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
upper arm; (arch.) lower arm
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
an extra effort; going the extra mile; one final push
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
takeover (of a company, etc.); hijacking
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
illegal; illicit; unlawful
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to take over for (someone); to stand in for; to substitute for; to replace; to take the place of (something)
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
family quarrel; quarrel between parent and child
I don't give a damn; I wouldn't know; that's got nothing to do with me