skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
outside (a region, area, etc.); out of range (of a mobile network, radar, etc.); outside the sphere (of influence, etc.); out of contention; out of reach
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
white clothing; white robes (worn for Shinto rituals, funerals, etc.)
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to manage a state; to govern a country
legs and loins; lower body; foundations; underpinnings
remaining strength; surplus energy; reserve power; money to spare
border (between countries); national border
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
cooperation; collaboration; association; community; communal use; common possession
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
worthy of special mention
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
to be smeared; to be covered
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach