vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
battlefield; battleground
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
in public; in company; in the presence of others
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
(personal) background check
to be fated; to be linked by fate
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
the wolf knows what the ill beast thinks; it takes one to know one; it takes a thief to catch a thief
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
intelligence gathering; information gathering
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
daring and resolute; having dauntless courage
flustered person; hasty person
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
innermost depths of one's heart
route for a date; course of activities for dating couples
trial; judgement; judgment
listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.); attending (without participating); sitting in (e.g. on a meeting); observing
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
theatre-going; theater-going