cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
again (and again); once again; yet again
rumbling; (ringing) cadence
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
other side; another side; different angle; on the other hand
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
good citizens; law-abiding people
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
uselessly; pointlessly; in vain; to no purpose; for nothing; idly
each (every) time; whenever
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
wind blowing down, coming over a mountain; immediately after one's draw; winning off a discarded tile from the player to one's right or across the table on the turn after letting one's winning tile go by from the player to one's left
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
hardships; privations; difficulties
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
dark; gloomy; black; doleful; discouraged; disappointed
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
anger; being angry; being mad