individual; private person; personal; private
physical strength; the strength of one's muscles
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
destruction; annihilation; extermination
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
literally; to the letter; literal
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to look around; to survey
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
twice; again; second time
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
to make the sign of the cross; to bless oneself; to cross oneself
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
one by one; one at a time; in turn
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
how many years; how long; what year
only; merely; but; no more than
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to use up all one's strength
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
for dear life; barely escaping alive
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement