region; limits; stage; level
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
hook (fishing, golf, boxing, etc.)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
specialization; specialisation
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to become dim; to become blurred
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
semi-transparent; translucent
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
hey there; I say; see here
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
powerless; helpless; incompetent
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard