using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
with all one's strength; with all one's might
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
the harmonizing, mentally and physically, of two parties engaged in an activity; singing from the same hymn-sheet; dancing to the same beat
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
mat (made of pieces of split bamboo or reeds tied together)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
death penalty; capital punishment
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
close; intimate; on good terms
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
here and there; everywhere
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
escaping the heat to enjoy the cool breeze (by the river, etc.)
test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard); dare
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
silence; stillness; quietness
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
to pay attention; to be watchful
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
reproachful; hateful; bitter
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
participation; joining; entry; adherence