sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
collapse; break; cave-in; market decline; market crash
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
completion; perfection; accomplishment
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
holding something on one's palm or hand (esp. small animal or bird)
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to hand (over); to deliver in person
losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself
extremely fast; in a flash; too quick for the eye to catch
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
to see all (of); to see everything; to see clearly; to perceive clearly; to give up (on); to abandon
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill