to hit hard; to strike hard
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
calm; composed; cool; quiet
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
effigy; likeness; portrait; statue
every evening; every night
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice