to be shot dead by an assassin
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
thickheaded; obtuse; slow; sluggish; indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex); doting
diligent; hardworking; healthy; fit; (arch.) faithful; (arch.) devoted
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to throw on the fire; to burn
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
true state; actual condition; reality
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
to name; to call; to christen; to term
opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.); overprint
black-market dealings; underhand transactions; shady trading; secret dealings; secret arrangement
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
dozens; scores of; decades
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
coincident with; while; simultaneously
(state of) utter panic; great panic
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
very young; little; childish; immature
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to be very surprised; to be flabbergasted
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)