Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
materials; data; document
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
way; method; means; resource; course
honorific/polite/humble prefix
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to lose a battle to win the war; to incur damage so as to inflict greater damage on a foe; (lit.) to allow one's flesh to be cut in order to sever another's bone
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
best regards; please take care of; please do
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
failure; mistake; blunder
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
beyond this point; from now on; after this
how; in what way; how about
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
go that far; to that extent
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)