to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
vacant space; aperture; gap; opening
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
even more; still more; further
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
strong pressure; heavy pressure
with a click; with a snap
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to jump from one thing to another
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to be on a (completely) different level; to be on a different scale; to be in a different league; to be of a different order of magnitude; to stand no comparison
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
organic; organic chemistry; organic compound
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation