water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
drinking straight from a bottle
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns; middle guard position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
last night; yesterday evening
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
man who is popular with women
heated argument; heated discussion; heated debate
extreme north; North Pole; utmost limit; breaking point
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
emergency light; emergency lamp
inhuman; heinous; atrocious
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
becoming dull; slowing down
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
serious crime; grave sin; mortal sin; deadly sin
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
manner of using one's hands
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
(in the) confusion (of the moment)
with a clink; with a soft thud; with a faint snap (e.g. of a book closing); suddenly; all of a sudden
to take command; to give direction
human wave attack; human wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
to tuck up (a kimono skirt); to tuck in; to make short (a story, explanation, etc.); to cut short; to abridge
one building (hall, temple, shrine, room); same room; same place; same building
stomach and intestines; gastrointestinal tract; digestive organs
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for