speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
ability; capability; competence; skill
craft; technique; craftsmanship; craftsman; artisan; technician
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
flashy; gaudy; wrapped in cheap flattery
close-cropped head; shaven head; being treeless (of a mountain, hill, etc.); being leafless (of a tree, shrub, etc.); being bald
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
phantom; vision; illusion
strong person; the strong; the powerful
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
war; fighting; fierce competition
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to make (with great attention to detail); to produce; to craft; to build (something) into
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
one's own child; one's own children
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; (arch.) small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to be quiet (due to lack of activity); to be in a slump (of a business)
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
quality (of a product or a service)
fine article; good-quality item; quality product
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
natural disaster; cataclysm
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
destruction; collapse; crumbling
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can