seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
good contrast; marked contrast
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do
to boil strongly; to be excited
felt hat; fedora; stopping in the middle; being interrupted in the middle; prematurely going soft during intercourse
outward; superficial; external; apparent
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
low pressure; low voltage
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
Jintan (brand-name breath mint marketed as having various medicinal properties); refreshing candies resembling BBs or metallic dragees
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
to take command; to give direction
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
injured person; wounded person; casualty
dispersing; breaking up; running away
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
Everyone is safe (all right)
fort; stronghold; fortification
picking on somebody smaller than oneself; bullying the weak
basis; foundation; grounds; authority