shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
ignition; detonation; triggering; explosion
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
pressing; stamping; press (machine); the press; news media; military press (weight lifting)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
chief; main; principal; important
secret information; intelligence
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
(social) position; status
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly