to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
mountain road; mountain trail
selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
old wound; scar; unpleasant past experience; painful memory; past misdeed
stoppage; interruption; cessation; suspension
unclear; indistinct; obscure; opaque; inarticulate; dim
to retaliate; to return a blow; to strike back (at); to retort
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
arrest; apprehension; capture
prisoner (of war); POW; captive
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
survival; survivor; relic
to be filled with grief; to be overcome with sorrow
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
8th day of the month; eight days
to lose a tooth; to lose one's teeth
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
rising up (of smoke, clouds, etc.); towering; plump; chubby; welling up (of an emotion); boiling up
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
dirty; vulgar; nasty; offensive; disgusting
justification; rationalization
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
essence; true nature; substance; reality
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation