dull sound; muffled sound
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
forcibly; against one's will
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
with all one's strength; with all one's might
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
mental derangement; madness; insanity
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
watchful waiting; careful supervision
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
native Japanese characters (i.e. hiragana and katakana); kana; kanji created in Japan (as opposed to China); Japanese-made kanji
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
honeymoon; being in an intimate relationship; honeymoon (period)
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out