wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
ignoring; acting as if it is nothing
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
three days and three nights
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
sense of loss; feeling of loss
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
site; point on a map; spot
fortress; stronghold; citadel
town; city; municipal; urban
massacre; mass slaughter; genocide; holocaust
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)