choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
encyclopedia; encyclopaedia
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
effect; result; worth; use; avail
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
cracks or fissures in the ground
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
to pierce through; to break through
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
with a single blow; with one stroke
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to breathe while sleeping
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
sunlight filtering through trees
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
arrogant; haughty; insolent
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still