home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
crunchy; gritty (sand, pebbles, etc.)
scenery; scene; landscape
to join forces; to cooperate
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
these guys; these fellows
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to be hesitant; to feel timid
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
capacity; volume; capacitance
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
writing; composition; essay; sentence
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
sales promotion; hard selling
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
two times; twice; two degrees
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
simmer; bubble out; flow out
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful