to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
to abandon; to throw away; to discard; to forsake
disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot
once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity); golden (opportunity); one-in-a-million (chance)
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
(appropriate for) one's age
being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent; walking sideways; staggering; striding
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
to take to defending oneself above all; to save one's skin
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
to hold fast; to protect to the end
rebel; traitor; insurgent
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily
deliberation; discussion; consideration
cannot be helped; unavoidable
high alert; a state of high alert; on alert
bad news; news of a death; death notice
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
arrest; apprehension; capture
command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
to detain; to take into custody
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
intercept; interception; counter-attack
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
mental image; mental picture; image
serious criminal; heinous criminal
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion