to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
dropout; quitter; deserter
sham battle; mock battle; dry run; military exercise; war game
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
night watch; fire watchman
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
in search of; in order to look for
came here; coming here; recently
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
you could say; you might say; verging on the
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)
to tuck up (a kimono skirt); to tuck in; to make short (a story, explanation, etc.); to cut short; to abridge
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to burst open; to pop; to split
feeling; mood; disgusting; sickening; revolting
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind