defense; defence; protection
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
very likely; very probable
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
detonator; primer; percussion cap
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
ignition; catching fire; setting on fire
power; might; authority; influence
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
something; some kind of; for some reason
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
heating power; thermal power; firepower
the whole world; all lands
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
to roll about; to writhe about
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
stubbornly; firmly; determinedly; obstinately; resolutely; adamantly
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
destructive; catastrophic; disastrous; ruinous; devastating
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
person of doubtful origin
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
passionate; ardent; enthusiastic
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment