to pierce through; to break through
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
drop (e.g. of water); drip
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
divorce; dissolution of adoption
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
Shinto shrine precincts; holy precincts; sanctuary
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
to shake one's head (in denial)
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
whenever you want; any time you like
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
to grimace; to make a wry face
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
genuine; authentic; true; real
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to stay calm; to keep cool
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to become settled; to be fixed
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)