to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
willpower; energy; vitality
to communicate with each other; to understand each other; to be mutually understood; to be connected
same; similar; (just) like; equal
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
to fail to catch; to let slip; to miss
offense and defense; offence and defence
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
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
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to claim victims; to leave casualties
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly
harbour; harbor; landing place; wharf; anchorage
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
precipice; cliff; flat head
cannot be helped; unavoidable
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
solitary island; isolated island
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
magical focus; magical foci
north wall; north face (of a mountain)
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of