this is why; this means; it is the case that
mass killing; mass murder; bloodbath
Japanese Western-style envelope (opening on the long dimension; numbered 0-7, each with different sizes)
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
how many years; how long; what year
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
not necessarily so; is not always true
safety zone; traffic island
final; eventual; ultimate
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
presumption; assumption; estimation
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
to carry around; to carry on one's person
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
intimidation; threat; bluster
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
strategist; tactician; schemer
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
second (time unit); assistant; helper; second
competing in earnest (esp. in sumo)
to fight; to exchange blows
totteringly; with tottering steps; toddling
training wheels; stabilizers
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass