dull sound; muffled sound
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
a lick; one lick; engulfing (e.g. of fire); enveloping; consuming
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
torture to death; torment to death
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to become pale; to turn pale
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
badness; evilness; bad; evil
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
influenced (by); under an influence
(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to narrow in (on); to home in; to focus; to target
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
(artillery) barrage; bullet hell; curtain fire; barrage of scrolling comments (overlaid on an online video)
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
losing by being overmatched; being defeated by a stronger opponent; losing by misusing one's powers; defeat as a result of trying too hard