many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
death penalty; capital punishment
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
worldwide; common to the whole world; universal
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
stepping back; drawing back
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
birthplace; origin; cradle; motherland
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to step forward; to take a step forward
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
society; public; community; social studies
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
internal combustion engine
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
that; the matter in question
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
explanation; interpretation
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor