brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to express (in words); to confess
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
depiction; description; portrayal
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
great admiration; deep respect
level ground; horizon; field of view
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to sweep clean; to brush clean
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
opening time; starting time of work
periodic; regular; routine
binoculars; field glasses
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
tank (of liquid); tank (military vehicle)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
trivial; not amounting to much
to put on a patronizing air
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
loud laughter; hearty laugh
to trample flat; to beat a path
inconsiderate; ruthless; merciless; lacking compunction
horse laugh; guffaw; wild laughter
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage