unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
fall; drop; descent; coming down
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
cave; tunnel; tunnel tomb (Kofun period)
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
cannot be compared with; no match for
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
pillar of fire; blazing column
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
to blow out; to spout out
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to give directions; to issue instructions
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
to cease; to stop; to be over
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
finger flick to the forehead
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
to anticipate; to foresee
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
sign; indication; omen; symptom
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to work hard; to make an effort