hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
guess; conjecture; surmise
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to shed light; to cast light
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
violent emotion; passion; fury
preference; priority; precedence
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
arbitration; intercession; mediation
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
self-defense; self-defence
use; utilization; utilisation; application
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
to supplant; to supersede; to replace; to take the place of
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
handful; small amount; small number
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation