to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
function; facility; faculty; feature
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
self-defense; self-defence
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
no!; no no!; no, not at all
nowhere in particular; just out for a bit; (euph. for) toilet break
manner of using one's hands
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to become settled; to be fixed
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
this for sure; certainly is
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly