being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
as a child; when one was a child
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
presence (impressive quality)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
rice grasshopper (of genus Oxya); grasshopper; locust (of family Catantopidae)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
dispersing; breaking up; running away
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
hills and fields; countryside
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
don't worry about it; forget about it
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to begin; to set about; to start
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)