to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
to die (of a person); to have one's life come to a close
roaming; drifting about; wandering; drifting (with the current, on the tide, etc.)
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)
promenade; walk; path; trail; esplanade; mall
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
smooth (i.e. without problems)
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
to rampage; to run wild; to run amok; to rage (of a storm, waves, etc.); to be wild (of the wind); to be rough
hostility; animosity; enmity
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
cold-weather damage (to crops)
eruption; volcanic eruption
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
to ooze; to exude; to percolate; to soak through
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response