perfection; thoroughness; consummation
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to watch for an unguarded moment
using one's own judgement; making up one's own mind; judging for oneself
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
replay speed; playback speed; refresh rate
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
authority; power; function
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
top of the head; vertex; parietal
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
freely; right and left; as one pleases
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to extend; to expand; to spread out
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
near; close; beside; third person
ominous; ill-omened; inauspicious; unlucky; sinister
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street