nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
heavy blow; major blow; severe blow; serious damage
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless
disassembly; dismantling; decomposition; resolution; factorization
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
capture (of audio-visual data); screenshot
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
mixed (e.g. team, chorus)
to behave buggily (of software); to act up; to behave strangely
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest
one color; one kind; one tendency; being the sole mood, sentiment, focus of attention, etc.
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense
memory; ability to remember
expressive power; inventiveness; creative power
storage capacity; memory capacity
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
mimicry; mimesis; camouflage
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
the front; honest; upright; decent
exaltation; emotional uplift
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
scene; spectacle; sight; view