burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
by sheer strength; by brute force
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to attempt; to test; to try out
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
firm; strong; solid; stable
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
head; lead; vanguard; first
man; male; masculine gender
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
war; battle; match; game; competition
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting