end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
firmly; solidly; heartily
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
three times; thrice; third (interval)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
tailspin; spin; drilling; boring
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
around the world; throughout the world
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
cause of victory; reason for (one's) success
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
ability; performance; efficiency
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
to flap strongly; to stir up fiercely
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing