hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
to clear up; to become cloudless
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
inside (a region, area, etc.); within the range (of); within the sphere (of influence, etc.)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to extort (money); to blackmail
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
to set up shop; to open a store
control; management; supervision
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
(inflectional) ending of a word; end of a sentence
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo
harm; injury; evil (influence)
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation