to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
product; produce; result; fruit
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
true character; true heart; true spirit
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
clanging; empty; deserted
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
temporal region; regio temporalis (capitis)
comparatively; relatively
unexpectedly; surprisingly
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
one or two sizes (bigger, etc.); one or two levels (better, more mature, etc.)
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
cooperation; collaboration
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
well done!; nice try!; well fought!
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
to use up all one's strength