to welter in blood; to be covered in blood
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
first match (in a series)
amount of material resources
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
that's a different matter; that's a different story
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
resident of Tokyo; citizen of Tokyo; Tokyoite
disclosure; exposure; revelation
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
beautification; glorification
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
intercept; interception; counter-attack
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
degenerate; pervert; deviant
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
outrageous; reprehensible; rude; insolent; nefarious
the scruff or nape of the neck
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
under the staircase; understairs