superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
worst; worst-case (scenario)
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
to rush over; to run up to
to alert; to get one's attention; to draw one's attention
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to escape from; to get out
to rain incessantly; to downpour
carving; engraving; sculpture
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to take a breath; to take a short rest
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
opposite side; other side; other party
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
to distribute; to hand out
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
loudly (wailing, making a noise, etc.)
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know