desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
auditory nerve; auditory nerves
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
stall; downturn; slowdown; slump
fall; drop; descent; coming down
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
continuation; succession; series; continuous
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
sudden peal of thunder; thunderclap
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
contest of strength; trial of strength
losing by being overmatched; being defeated by a stronger opponent; losing by misusing one's powers; defeat as a result of trying too hard
forcing (something) in; pushing in; burglary; burglar; closet
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
after a long time; for the first time in a while
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to be overcome with emotion
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
(right at the) side; just beside