embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
sound of pistol fire; sound of exploding gunpowder; exchange of (pistol) fire; shootout; conflict
urban area; urban district
all-out attack; general offensive
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
some book; book about that subject; books
agricultural community; farm village; rural
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
personality cult; cult of personality
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
green light; (giving) permission; OK
to take a big bite; to take the best part; to steal all the good parts; to steal the show
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place
moment to quit; way to quit
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
formidable person; shrewd person; certain person (e.g. whose name cannot be disclosed); someone; (arch.) that sort of person; (arch.) that kind of person
liquidity (esp. financial); fluidity; mobility (social, job, etc.)
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
manageable; tractable; easy to care for; easy to deal with; easy to handle
wide; extensive; comprehensive; far-reaching; widespread
hearing casually; hearing by chance; learning by hearsay
partially consumed drink; partially consuming a drink
regular drinking; habitual drinking
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
ninth day of the month; nine days
Great Patriotic War (Russian name for the war along the eastern front during World War II)