to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
thought; consideration; thinking
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
surely (not); certainly (not)
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
low rating; bad reputation
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to pierce through; to break through
roaring; thundering; thunderous; deafening; ear-splitting
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
perception; sensing; noticing
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
(some) more; even more; longer; further
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence