to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
fall; drop; descent; coming down
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
strength in one's arms; physical strength; muscular strength; force; violence
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to pitch forward; to fall forward
sharp turn; tight turn; steep turn
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
razor; razor-sharp (mind, intellect, etc.); keen; astute person; person of keen intellect
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
muddy place; mud; mire; sludge; slush; quagmire
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by