drawing; painting; picture
fireball; bolide; fireball
meteor swarm; meteor shower
all around; as far as the eye can see
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
taking up a new line of work; the beginning of things; starting the preparations for New Year's festivities (December 8 in Tokyo, December 13 in Kyoto); resuming work after the New Year's vacation
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
caring for (esp. a pet or a small object); cherishing; being fond of; prizing; treasuring
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
unexpected meeting; coincidence
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
used up (tea leaves, coffee grounds); insipid (tea, coffee made from such leaves or grounds); watery
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
avoidance of responsibility; shirking (one's) responsibility
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
living thing; organism; creature; biology
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
every person; every mouth; every entrance
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
defeating in an instant; instant kill
incredibly brutal; gory; gruesome
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
stress relief; stress release; blowing off steam
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument