to penetrate a body (e.g. with a spear or bullet); to breathe new life into; to provide a potential solution
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to shoot dead; to shoot to death
real bullet; live ammunition; live round; money (for bribery); cash
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
as you can imagine; as imagined
preparatory phase; preparatory period
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
three; three years of age
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
coaxial mounting; multiple mounting
outward appearance; apparent
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
remains; corpse; (dead) body
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
everything; anything; nothing
path of righteousness; path of duty; right track; correct path
1,000,000; one million; million; many
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
dense; thick; rich (flavour, colour, etc.); deep; strong (smell); heavy
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
head; chief; leader; the greatest (of all the ...)
long (time that has passed); old (story)
characteristic colour of a pure mineral (color)