to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
of course; certainly; naturally
substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
going off to urinate together
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
very popular; highly favoured
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
hard-liners; diehards; hawks
being settled; coming to a conclusion
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance