dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
to leap back; to jump back
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
trajectory; line of fire; ballistic
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal provisions; penal code
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
veil of darkness; curtain of night
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
to shake; to waver; to tremble
conference room; council room
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
off the coast; offshore; out at sea
uninhabited island; desert island
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
(your) daughter; young woman; daughter of a good family
large amount of money; great cost