grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
extermination; expulsion; destruction
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
submersion; inundation; being flooded
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
laminating; lamination layer
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to tower over the surroundings
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
emperor (of Japan); mikado
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
stirring; slight movement