reality; actuality; hard fact
to accept; to receive; to agree
to be arranged (flowers, etc.); to be on display; to be buried
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
massing (of troops); gathering
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
close; intimate; on good terms
just because; even if; even though
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
inner citadel; core; center; centre
fearless; daring; knowing no fear
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
on countless occasions; many a time
fork; junction; diverging point; turning point (e.g. in one's life); crossroads
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
writing; composition; essay; sentence
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
in the end; at the end of the day