acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
worst; worst-case (scenario)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
form; method; system; formula
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
explanation; interpretation