in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
going to the toilet (of a woman); relieving oneself; (lit.) flower picking
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
many people; a large number of people
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to be entwined; to be involved
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
far away in the distance; in the far distance
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
copy; duplicate; facsimile; cc (on e-mails); carbon copy
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to be flexible; to be accommodating
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
to be to the point; to be pertinent
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
heavy fog; dense fog; thick fog
predation; eating prey; preying upon
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
bursting and scattering; popping and being dispersed
centre of explosion; center of explosion; hypocentre; hypocenter; ground zero