cellar; cave; hole in the ground
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
even if; even though; however; no matter how
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
in the same manner as before; the same as always
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
settlement; solution; resolution
armory; armoury; ordnance department
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
female high-school student
gun; pistol; tiddlywinks; marbles; repellence
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
society; the world; the times
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
decontamination (e.g. from chemical or radioactive contamination)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to sniff out; to get wind of
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
to perceive; to understand
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity