to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
to like; to love; to be fond of
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
a push; another effort; one more effort
mental; spiritual; emotional
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation; rubbing salt into a wound
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to snap; to break (under pressure)
legitimate son (esp. eldest son); heir
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
desperately; for one's dear life
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle; twinkling; glistening
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
spurt of blood; hot-bloodedness; hot blood; ardour
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
attendance; presence; appearance
large drop (of rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (e.g. grape, cherry)
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter