to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)
to show up; to appear; to turn up
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
Hansen's disease; leprosy; leper
small piece; fragment; chip; splinter; strip; shred
to be matched against (in a sports contest)
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza
if not ... then what is it?; (this) is nothing other than ...; (it) must be ...; (it) is definitely ...
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
in the face of; in defiance of
to move forward; to move on
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
higher rank; better position