to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
pride; boast; credit (to)
belief; faith; conviction
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
sharing a common destiny; sitting in the same boat
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
how; in what way; by what means
to be photographed; to be projected
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
congratulations; felicitations; best wishes; longevity; long life
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
transactions; dealings; business
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
accused; defendant; prisoner at the bar
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
Great Tokyo Air Raid (March 10, 1945)
to escape being burned (esp. of a building or the items in it); to survive a fire
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
orphan; person without friends
yourself; himself; herself
script; libretto; scenario
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life