domino (game); dominoes; domino effect
while alive; during one's lifetime
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
form; shape; figure; morph
string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument
thread; 0.0001; one ten-thousandth
large number (of); many; majority
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
battle royal; battle royale (genre)
to penetrate a body (e.g. with a spear or bullet); to breathe new life into; to provide a potential solution
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
isolated place; out-of-the-way place; remote part of the land
negative question; question asked in the negative (e.g. "Can't you read Japanese?")
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
fine (grain, workmanship, etc.); close (weave); delicate; precise; accurate; careful
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
to live in hiding; to live as a recluse
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
the staff; inside the department
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
rationalist; practically minded person; pragmatist
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
equal (distribution, treatment, level, etc.); even; uniform
in plain words; in plain terms; put simply
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?