to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
dozens; scores of; decades
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
both; both sides; both parties
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to pretend; to act (as if)
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
long distance; long range; long distance relationship
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
on the occasion of; at the time of
violent explosion; bursting
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
to pour oil on (something); to anoint with oil; to turn up; to add fuel (e.g. to a dispute); to rev up
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
to challenge (a person) to a fight
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit