destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
to love and be loved back; to love and be loved in return; to give and receive love
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to read in succession (e.g. by many readers)
pistol; handgun; revolver
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
to make a copy; to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
inner glow or light; deep gloss or luster (lustre)
to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.