outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
state of (mental) confusion (agitation)
jostle; struggle; scuffle
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
hitting a dangerous (harmful) spot (e.g. hitting one's head)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
rather; sooner; preferably
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
outward appearance; apparent
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
thorough; exhaustive; complete