to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
streamline shape; aerodynamic shape
gradation; gradation haircut; taper
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory
sickle-shaped neck (e.g. snake, praying mantis); crooked neck; gooseneck
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
unscrupulous business practices; fraudulent business practices; crooked business practices
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
proper quantity; suitable amount; proper dose; optimal dose
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
as soon as possible; ASAP
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
woodcut; woodblock print; art print
technical book; specialized book; treatise
more than usual; especially; particularly
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character