until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
front; frontage; facade; main
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down); count (of radioactivity)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
first rider in a charge; first (person) to arrive
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
to go through (e.g. a wall); to penetrate; to punch (a hole, pattern, etc.); to stamp out (e.g. a coin); to remove (partitions between rooms); to join (multiple rooms) into one
the hiragana character "ku"; chevron-shaped; dogleg-shaped
a step; short distance; short time
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to knock down; to knock off
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
worm; insect; insignificant person; pathetic person
together with; same; both; all; including ...
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight