to pierce; to go through; to remove (partitions between rooms); to knock (e.g. two rooms) into one; to carry out (to completion)
plump; chubby; voluptuous
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
rescue mission; evacuation operation
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
admiration; wonder; astonishment
mission; delegation; mission (assignment); (religious) mission; mission school; transmission (in a motor vehicle)
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
theory; standard procedure; common strategy; established tactics
shoji (paper sliding door)
it is no use crying over spilt milk
love story; romance; love affair
pity; sorrow; grief; misery
commander; general; leader
decapitation; decapitated head
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
guess; speculation; supposition
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
just (about to); on the point of; on the verge of; on the brink of
contact; touch; contact lens
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
outline; summary; argument
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
explanatory note; explanatory text; explanation; caption
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
at that time; in those days
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as