route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
all night long; all through the night
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally
pattern resembling that of arrow feathers
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to bite off; to gnaw through
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to go through (e.g. a wall); to penetrate; to punch (a hole, pattern, etc.); to stamp out (e.g. a coin); to remove (partitions between rooms); to join (multiple rooms) into one
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
hilly section of a city (usu. upscale residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to know thoroughly; to have full knowledge of