overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora; abundance (esp. of something undesirable)
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
opposite side; opposition
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
power balance; balance of power
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
to have one's hair stand on end
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
pride; dignity; self-worth
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
breath; breathing; bracelet
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
black rain; heavily polluted, radioactive rain sometimes following an atmospheric nuclear explosion (esp. that of Hiroshima)
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
still; even now; to this day
natural disaster; cataclysm
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
possession (by a spirit, demon, etc.); dependence (on)
several minutes; a few minutes
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)