painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to drool; to dribble; to slobber
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
vicious circle; vicious cycle
to put one's strength into
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
beyond imagination; unimaginable
binding hand and foot; sleep paralysis; temporary feeling of paralysis; being tied down with money
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
fall; crash (of an aircraft)
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
ascending air current; updraft; upward trend; rise in popularity, influence, etc.
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
judgment; judgement; discernment
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
rapid firing; continuous firing; firing in quick succession
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly