to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
intensive; concentrated; focused
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
blow; shock; strike; batting
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
sense of values; values; value system
slowness; inertness; inability; lack of talent; dullness
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
to be dispelled (of doubts, ill feeling, etc.); to disappear; to be put behind one; to burst (of a boil, abscess, etc.)
in that manner; like that
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
February; second month of the lunar calendar
to pass (of time); to elapse
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to become possible; to become able to (do)
reinforcements; relief column
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
minimum; at the very least
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
equality; impartiality; evenness
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance