brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
useless resistance; vain struggle
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
complexion; colour; color; blood red
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
one by one; one after another; successively
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to give one's first cry (of a newborn baby); to be born; to come into being; to be formed
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
ingenuity; resourcefulness
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
main course (of a river); mainstream; main current (e.g. of thought)
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
viewing platform; observation deck; observation platform
handrail; railing; banister
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
string instrument; stringed instrument
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing