to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
permission; approval; authorization; license
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to complete decisively; to do to completion
thorough; exhaustive; complete
violent emotion; passion; fury
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to anticipate; to foresee
denial; negation; repudiation; disapproval
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to explain adequately; to be accountable
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
to approach; to draw near
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
argument based on emotion; sentimental argument
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
conversely; on the contrary
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
it's no joke; gimme a break!
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle