tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
(opening of a) wound; cut
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
dated; date; date of effect (e.g. a rule change); fixed; external
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
fragment; small piece; scrap; shred (e.g. of emotion); trace; bit
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to kill; to choke the life out of
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
to clench (one's teeth); to grit; to set; to clamp
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
here and there; in places
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
leaflet; flyer; scattering; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
ringing; throbbing violently
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible