fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
appearance; expression; manifestation
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
sketch (depicting real people or nature); drawing sketched from real life; magic-lantern picture; child's copying pictures; mirror image (e.g. of society); (metaphorical) depiction
(how) many times; (how) often
drama; play; powerful drug
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
to play a leading role; to play a central part
several times (as large, over)
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
weighing anchor; setting sail
notification; pre-1886 administrative order
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
worthy of special mention
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
the farthest ends; the furthest ends
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
visual hallucination; vision
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
literally; to the letter; literal
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
(car) dealer; (card) dealer; (foreign exchange) dealer
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
god of death; death deity; Death
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive