to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
to shout (in anger); to yell
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
in a word; to put it briefly; to make a long story short
high ground; elevation; hill; plateau
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
countries; (various) nations
one by one; one each; one at a time
region of the heart; central part; heart (e.g. of a city); center
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
function; facility; faculty; feature
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
(not) even with; (not) even using
end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
closely-guarded secret; top secret
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
to be affectionate towards; to show tenderness towards; to treat tenderly; to love
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to grow up; to become an adult
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
residence; living (at, in); abode
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
rare; exceptional; extraordinary; unique; incomparable; unparalleled
look; glance; glimpse; one stone
settlement; permanent residency
frame (physical structure); framework; framework (of a plan, system, etc.); structure; outline
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to