crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
advance; moving forward; progress
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
fanfare; flourish of trumpets
one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
nine parts; ninety percent; mostly; nine percent
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
collapse; break; cave-in; market decline; market crash
above; going steadily upward
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
humorous; funny; amusing; enjoyable (e.g. life); pleasant; fun
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
I see; that's right; indeed
fit; attack; spasm; ictus; paroxysm; seizure
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
since; henceforth; ever since