being struck by lightning; torpedo attack
shredding; chopping up; pulping
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
concession; conciliation; compromise
to establish; to formulate
harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble
to return to normal; to recover; to restore
germination; germ; sprout; bud; sign
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
establishment; settlement
hypothesis; speculation; surmise; conjecture
universality; ubiquity; omnipresence; catholicity
in; on; at; during; in the condition of
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
discussion; argument; debate
logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
act (of a Chinese drama); scene; paragraph (esp. of an Edo-period novel); passage; section
popular song; ballad; folk song; ditty
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
cock-a-doodle-doo (sound made by cockerels, roosters); cockerel; rooster (childish term)
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to be infected; to be contagious
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
smelting furnace; blast furnace
burst of laughter; roar of laughter
simultaneous; all at once