holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to bury; to embed; to implant
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to move off (into the distance); to become distant; to recede; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.); to distance oneself (from); to become less frequent (e.g. of visits)
clearly; distinctly; vividly
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
artifact; relic (of a past civilization); relic (of a former age); vestige of a bygone era; anachronism; outdated thing
copy; reproduction; replica; facsimile
head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
several hundred; hundreds (of)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
recall (esp. of an envoy or an ambassador); calling someone back; summons (home)
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
electricity; (electric) light
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage
critical moment; do-or-die situation; critical juncture
votive objects for a home shrine; ritual article
total energy; all efforts
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
three-pronged; three-way (e.g. outlet, intersection); trifurcated; three-pronged fork; trident
being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to rant and rave; to raise hell
to wail; to bawl; to cry loudly; to shout (while crying)