to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
flash (of light); glint; schiller
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
assembling (in full force); muster; lining up; gathering; getting together
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
to detain; to take into custody
in the same way as; just like
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
invincible; ever-victorious; unconquerable; unbeaten
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
police cell; place of detention; jail
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
Japanese-style (esp. in reference to squat toilets)
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
all night long; all through the night
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses