sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
swiftness of foot; fast runner; person of great talent; gifted person
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
how long; how much; to what extent
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
complete victory; total victory
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to attract interest; to get attention to appeal
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
exactly as stated; verbatim