making efficient; optimization
brain waves; electroencephalogram; EEG
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
being one in body and soul; of one flesh; two hearts beating as one
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to drain the water; to lose the water; to squeeze out the water
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
inner psychological world; mental world; spiritual world
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
(Japanese) Meteorological Agency; JMA
destruction; collapse; crumbling
the whole line; all lines; the whole ship
closure (of a road); suspension of traffic; road closed; closed to traffic; no through road
keeping silent; saying nothing at all
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
grim; stern; stark; heartless
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
central part; heart (of a city)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
evacuation site; exposure; refuge shelter; shelter
(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow